By Italics Estate
Proprietary Red Wine 2018

Technical Details
Grape Varieties: 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc
Vineyard: Italics Estate Vineyard, Coombsville
Fermentation: 100% stainless steel
Aging: 100% French oak barrels (30% new) for 20 months
Alcohol: 14.90%

Tasting Notes
A perfumed nose of cherry, pomegranate, plum, lilac, vanilla, lavender, and cedar. A bright cherry front palate leads to raspberry, red currant, plum, fig, and tobacco. Firm but silky tannins give way to a refreshing chocolate-covered boysenberry finish.
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Italics 2018 Proprietary Red Wine Blend, Coombsville, Napa Valley
Rating: 93 Points - Gold Medal, Exceptional, Cellar Selection
Category: Bordeaux Red Varietal Blend
Date Tasted: 12/6/2021
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.9%
Dark black garnet color. Aromas and flavors of polished furniture, bay leaf, vanilla custard, and cassis jam with a velvety, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-full body and a warming, complex, very long finish with accents of hints of roasted hazelnuts and sweet tobacco with firm tannins. Bold, sophisticated Napa character shines in this excellent Coombsville red.