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$136.99 price per bottle Expert Advice
The 2013 Red Wine exhibits a superb balance between richness and structural integrity. On the nose, aromas of cassis, cherry liqueur, wild fennel and cocoa nib flood from the glass alongside a faint hint of bay leaf. The palate delivers a fragrant blueberry and blackberry core supported by sleekly coiled tannins and graceful minerality. Extraordinarily layered, powerful and complex, this wine will age easily for two decades. The Legacy Red Wine assembles Bordeaux varieties from superior blocks in the Jimtown vineyard and Alexander Mountain Estate. Cabernet Sauvignon predominates, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot adding greater aromatic complexity and depth. An uncompromising attention to detail defines this wine, from pruning and leafing decisions to the final blend. Hand-picked at dawn and sorted by hand, the grapes are vinified in small upright fermenters made of French oak. After blending, the wine is aged for 26 months in 62% new French oak barrels before bottling. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 95 The 2013 Legacy Proprietary Red is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and the rest Malbec and Petit Verdot was aged 26 months in 60% new French oak. Coming from high-elevation estate vineyards in Alexander Valley, especially the Jimtown Vineyard, the wine is beautiful, with fabulous concentration and purity, a dense purple color, a gorgeous blueberry and blackberry fruit nose, with licorice, camphor and graphite. The wine is full-bodied and opulent with wonderfully integrated, toasty new oak. Layered and rich, the wine can be drunk now or cellared for up to another 20-25 years. Kudos to South African winemaker Graham Weerts for his efforts with this offering.
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