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Cliff Lede Poetry Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Stags Leap District, Napa Valley, California, United StatesRipe cassis jam, blackberry, violet, peppery, licorice, vanilla nose with saddle leather and christmas pudding streaks. Rich, round, intense and smooth with ripe tannins. Big blackberry, vanilla, chocolate, peppery, spicy, cassis, licorice root flavours and a long cedar, vanilla, cassis finish. A bit alcoholic but fine balance and intensity. Will improve over the next five years.Tasted: 03 July 2004Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$165.00750mlSpeculative - Next Beverage
Producer: Cliff Lede VineyardsDistributors: Landmark Selections
Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon