![]() It was aged for 28 months in oakīarrels, 100% new. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Rutherford Petit Verdot. "The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Touche is a blend of 59% Diamond Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Mt. ![]() It might still be in development in ten years, or fifteen, or twenty-who knows? Only 50 cases were produced, andĬompared with the prices of most of the more famous Napa Cabernets, $180 is-dare I say it?-a bargain." I would cellar it for at least six years. It’s not unpleasant to drink now-in fact, with aerating, it’sĮxciting–but undisciplined, precocious. At 3-1/2 years, it is, as I said, quite tannic, and rather raw, but very ripe, in keeping with this warm vintage. There’s more of a tart, red cherry note, and a pleasant tobacco taste, as well as a more generous or expansive quality that is at once lush and tight. Suffice it to say that the wine isn’t as blackberry-driven as Bijou or I won’t venture to speculate what each of the three appellations contributes. Mountain, but also Mount Veeder and Rutherford. This latter most likely is because the grapes come not only from Diamond ![]() Strike me: the tannins, which to my palate are stronger than any of the other new releases, and the complex range of flavors. "This is the winery’s big dog, the heavy hitter, its most expensive release-which indicates Csaba’s feeling that this is the greatest wine he can make.
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