Aromatic and seductive. Rich, dark and hedonistic.

Merlot is Space: vast quantities of velvet, black, rich space and an endless universe of red fruits, violets and iris.  Cabernet Franc is Time: the father of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon is the Dark Matter pushing both Cabernet Franc and Merlot up on its mighty, youthful shoulders.

In the glass, the first thing that strikes you is the distinct purity; the balance of aromatic fruit, floral, spice and savory characters meshes into a perfect singularity and just sings a clear, beautiful note.  There’s ideal acidity there too, because the vineyard’s smooth, temperate season gave the grapes time to develop slowly and without panicking.  The relative warmness of 2022 has given our wines a deep, plush richness, and supple fine-grained tannin.

2022: Violet, black cherry, cocoa, bright blueberry, cigar box, porcini mushroom and raspberry in the nose. In the attack the three varieties Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon play off each other perfectly mixing fruit and floral in a soft, rich, round package. The midpalate tannins are already melted into the expansive flavor of cherries, iris, blueberry, nutmeg and violet. The wine finishes with great length blueberry, plum, cherry and smoked duck.