WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
This Cabernet blend is a good introduction to the vintage. More approachable young than a varietal Cabernet, the Claret benefits from its broader assemblage – and will still age for a decade or more.
Blend: 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 8% Merlot, and 4% Syrah.
TASTING NOTES:
A tasty, well-balanced and moderately structured red from a smoke-challenged vintage that shows no effects of the wildfires. There’s a slightly chewy, complex blend of black fruit, cedar and tobacco on the palate. Drink now or hold.
- James Suckling, 92 pts.
