WINEMAKER'S NOTES:
The 2016 TÉRES bounds from the glass with lush aromas of ripe, wild blackberry, sage, and savory garrigue. Full-bodied, and framed by the fine-grained tannins we have come to expect from ADAMVS Cabernet Sauvignon,this wine exhibits a uniquely seamless integration of all its elements. From its structure, balance, and depth of flavor, look forward to great aging potential.
90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc
TASTING NOTES:
Leading off the 2016s and fresher and slightly more elegant than the 2015, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon TERES offers a complex perfume of flowery camphor, violets, and blue fruits as well as a medium to full-bodied, refined, seamless mouthfeel that just begs to be drunk. From 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 70% new French oak, it can be drunk today or cellared for 15-20 years.
- Jeb Dunnuck, 95 pts.
Aged for 21 months in 55% new French oak, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon TERES is deep garnet-black in color and opens with expressive notes of crème de cassis, mulberries, baked plums and spice cake with wafts of potpourri, eucalyptus and espresso. The palate is full-bodied and firm with ripe, grainy tannins and a lively line lifting the densely packed fruit, finishing on a minty note.
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 pts.
