Marston Family Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

Marston Family Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a good freshness, a slight richness as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of juicy / ripe wild cassis, ripe strawberry and small notes of vegetation/ grove associated with touches of juicy blackberry, slight touches of rose, Timut pepper, a hint of sweet…

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Marston Family Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

Marston Family Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

The nose is beautifully fine, velvety, aromatic, gourmand and offers a beautiful delicacy, a beautiful freshness, a very slight concentration as well as a beautiful elegance. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, raspberry, cranberry and small notes of crushed red berries associated with touches of blueberry, violet as well as very discreet hints of tarweed…

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Marston Family Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

Marston Family Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

The nose is elegant and offers finesse, power (but full of finesse), complexity, concentration, a good finesse of the grain as well as a beautiful definition. It reveals notes of boysenberry, wild cassis and small notes of small wild fruits associated with slight touches of Sichuan pepper, graphite as well as very discreet hints of…

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Marston Family Vineyard – Petite Sirah 2015 – Calistoga, Napa Valley

Marston Family Vineyard – Petite Sirah 2015 – Calistoga, Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a small power. It reveals notes of redcurrants, cassis and small notes of black cherry, flowers / rose associated with small touches of gray pepper as well as discreet hints of sweet spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a small creaminess, a slight tension, a good…

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Tolosa – Pinot Noir 2016, Toyon Farm – Los Carneros, Napa Valley

Tolosa – Pinot Noir 2016, Toyon Farm – Los Carneros, Napa Valley

The nose is juicy and offers elegance as well as a small concentration. It reveals notes of black cherry, crushed cassis and small notes of blackberry associated with small touches of Zan, spices as well as a very discreet hint of nutmeg and local vegetation. The mouth is fresh, fruity, well-balanced, very slightly tight and…

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AXR – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Napa Valley

AXR – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic, concentrated and offers a slight elegance. It reveals notes of cassis, wild red berries and small notes of blackberry associated with small touches of Zan, gray pepper as well as discreet hints of spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, suave, round, precise and offers a beautiful definition, a slight mineral frame,…

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V. Vinyards – Audace 2015 – Napa Valley

V. Vinyards – Audace 2015 – Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic and offers a slight concentration as well as a slight minerality. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and wild strawberry associated with touches of violet, licorice, gray pepper as well as discreet toasted hints (in the background) and a very discreet hint of blue fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and…

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AXR 2015 – Napa Valley

AXR 2015 – Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic, powerful and offers freshness. It reveals notes of cassis and wild berries associated with small touches of spices, dry local vegetation, licorice as well as small hints of caramelization. The palate is well-balanced and offers freshness, finesse, a slight tension, a very slight straightness, a beautiful roundness as well as a…

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V. Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Napa Valley

V. Vineyard – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Napa Valley

The nose is fresh and offers a slight concentration. It reveals notes of cassis, boysenberry, violet and small notes of liquorice associated with small touches of caramelization, small toasted touches as well as a very discreet hint of menthol. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, silky, racy and offers a beautiful definition, a good structure, freshness,…

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Clark Claudon – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Napa Valley

Clark Claudon – Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a slight intensity, a slight power as well as a small freshness. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and small notes of red berries, strawberry, flowers associated with discreet hints of liquorice, menthol as well as slight hints of Bourbon vanilla. The mouth is fruity, racy and…

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