This was my first time trying a wine from this vineyard. It is excellent. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose has cassis, blueberries, slight coffee, and spice. On the palate, this has a great texture. Firm tannins. Lots of cassis, some blueberries with underlying minerality and dry earth. Good finish. This needs seven to ten years and should be good for a decade after that. It will work with medium and heavier meats and fowl.
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Oakville Ranch Vineyard is a gorgeous place and I always wondered why the wines were not more consistently great. This is my first time trying a Mending Wall utilizing their fruit and it is great. Inky purple in color. The nose has cassis, blueberries, baking spices, and slight pencil lead. On the palate, this is deep and somewhat concentrated. Lots of cassis fruit with some blueberries over a bit of dry earthiness. Firm tannins. Good finish. This will need five to seven years and then should be good for another ten to fifteen. There is a nice complexity to this wine as it unwinds
This is the basic Napa Cab from Mending Wall. In general, I found it to be a bit tighter and less opulent than the single vineyard ones. It is still an excellent Cabernet and, of course, a bit less expensive. Inky purple in color. The nose is tight but shows some cassis and spice. On the palate, this is medium to full bodied. Firm tannins. Deep with tight layers of cassis, spice and slight earthiness. Good finish. This needs about seven to ten years until peak and should be good for another ten after that.
This is the basic Cab from Mending Wall whose winemaker is Thomas RIvers Brown. A delicious Cab that is drinking very well right now. Purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is great with cassis, gravel and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, solid cassis fruit over a gravelly base. This should continue to drink well for the next decade or so. A nice match with grilled or roasted meats or veggies.
