Tasting Notes

• • Rating

    100  Jeb Dunnuck

  • Tasting Date

    8/30/2023

  • Maturity

    2026 - 2046

  • Reviewed By

    Jeb Dunnuck

  • Source

    The 2021s from California’s Central Coast

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  Review

  Pure perfection from this talented team, the 2021 Estate Cuvee checks in as 50% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 20% Petit Verdot that was raised in 80% new French oak. Absolutely incredible aromatics of crème de cassis, blueberries, violets, ground pepper, and graphite give way to a full-bodied red with a seamless, elegant mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, a deep, layered mid-palate, and that rare mix of power and elegance that's so hard to come by. It shows the pure, layered, elegant style of the vintage, and this beauty offers pleasure today yet will ideally be given 3-4 years in the cellar, and it will evolve for two decades at a minimum.