2016 Colgin, Cariad, Napa Valley 1x750ml

Robert Parker 100

The 2016 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine is blended of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it has wonderful purity of black fruitsa preserved plums, blackcurrants and black raspberriesa with nuances of iron ore, crushed rocks, fertile loam, cedar chest and tobacco leaf. Full-bodied, concentrated, muscular and built like a brick house, it has very firm, grainy tannins and refreshing acidity, finishing incredibly long and mineral. This should be very, very long lived. [Lisa Perrotti-Brown, 19/09/2018]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2055