There’s plenty of joie de vivre here for the price. Spunky notes of caramel apple and pineapple mingle with vanilla meringue and orange oil on the nose and supple, balanced palate, while the finish adds a bit of lemon chiffon and toasty oak to the mix.
Dusty tannins offer grip and tension, with ferrous notes coating just-ripened strawberries. Acidity shines brightly, offering freshness and purity. Finishes with mocha-glazed violets.
Oak notes are subdued, thanks to a blissful array of vanilla custard, lemon cookies, and honeysuckle. Creamy and rich, with an underlying fortress of elegance.
Energetic and bright, with crème brûlée, Meyer lemon, and toasted coconut. Full-bodied, it’s a textural pleasure with a line-up of papaya, gardenia, and white tea.
Burnished oak reveals itself on first sip, with a startling display of almond brittle, white pepper, and baked apple. Aged for 10 months in American oak, baking spices linger on the tip of the tongue.
This is an easy-drinking Cabernet sourced from old vines in a single-vineyard site within the Mokelumne River AVA in northern San Joaquin County. It shows classic Cabernet character, led by blackberry and spiced plum fruit, layered with rich loamy earth and tobacco notes. A subtle graphite minerality adds definition, while building tannins carry through the full-bodied finish. Straightforward, satisfying, and disappears before you realize it. Suggest keeping a second bottle nearby.
Luscious red cherry, blueberry, black currant, dark chocolate and a touch of smoke permeate from the glass. Juicy berry coulis drips from the tannic structure. The effect is a pervasive ripe fruit quality and dense concentration that doesn’t feel overwrought.
Aromas billow with marshmallow creme, soft melted butter, candy corn and caramel apple. The palate is voluptuous and attractive, ringing the pleasure bell with soft but spritely tannins and a bright citrus flourish of mandarin and lemon zest.