Deep purple color. The nose sports mulled cherries and deep currant fruit, with a spicy mix of anise, black pepper, tar, leather and espresso. Full but fresh, this shows solid grip but smooth edges to the tannins and moderate acidity. The fig paste and cranberry relish fruit is delicious, and it’s backed up with tar, anise, cocoa, sweet bell pepper, chewing tobacco and some black olive. Really fun and lively but also pretty, complex and age-worthy. All Cab Franc aged in 100% French oak.
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Awards from the International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition
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We were honored to receive a number of gold medals and high scores at the International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition:
2019 Petit Verdot Best of Class 92 points
2019 Petit Verdot Gold 92 points
2019 Cabernet Franc Gold 92 points
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Gold 90 points
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Block Three Gold 91 points
Platinum Award winners at The 2020 Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Block Three 2016 96 points Winemaker Mitch Hawkins is currently producing some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon ever…
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