Description
musky nose combines cherry
almost silky tannins
Clings with noteworthy tenacity on an impressively long
you owe it to yourself to seek out a bottle with this kind of age in good vintages
Fullish body
Arietta, Napa Valley, Hudson Vineyard, H Block, Red 2004 Cider musky nose combines cherry70% Cabernet Franc 30% Merlot blend 91 Stephen Tanzer Hugely ripe, wild aromas of blackberry, smoke, chocolate, iron and blood. Then very ripe and dense but tightly wound, almost musclebound today, and not as sweet as the nose suggests despite showing almost candied dark fruit flavors.