Tasting Notes

• • RATING

    99 Jeb Dunnuck

  • TASTING DATE

    12/21/2021

  • MATURITY

    unavailable

  • REVIEWED BY

    Jeb Dunnuck

  • SOURCE

    Napa Valley’s 2019s: Part 1

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  REVIEW

  The 2019 The Bard checks in as 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, and it’s another dense, rich, powerful wine from this team that readers are going to absolutely love. Coming from throughout the valley (it’s always a great representation of the vintage), it offers up a brilliant nose of crème de cassis, ripe plums, graphite, scorched earth, and chocolate. About as seamless as they come on the palate, it’s full-bodied and has a thrilling texture, building tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It’s one of those wines where I feel like I’m overusing adjectives, but it’s warranted.