WINEMAKER NOTES:
DB4 is a Bordeaux blend compiled once final blends for BETTINA and Bryant are completed. The 2019 comprises 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Merlot. The vineyards for the wine include the Bryant Family Vineyard, Madrona, and Las Posadas. The wine was bottled after spending 20 months in 60% new oak. Given its softer tannins, DB4 is often enjoyed at a younger age than the BETTINA and the Bryant.
TASTING NOTES:
The 2019 DB4 checks in as a Cabernet-dominated blend that includes 10% Petit Verdot and 3% each of Merlot and Cabernet Franc brought up mix of new (70%) and used barrels. The entry level wine from the estate, its deep ruby hue is followed by a spicy, medium to full-bodied, rich, rounded, sexy mountain Cabernet with wonderful red and black fruits, lots of tobacco and cedar pencil-like aromatics, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's a wonderfully complete, balanced, sexy wine to enjoy over the coming 10-15 years. Drink now-2036.
- Jeb Dunnuck, 92 pts.
