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Herder Josephine 2004
Keremeos, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, CanadaSmoky, toasted oak and vanilla with green olive, pepper, tobacco leaf and minty notes streaked with black cherry and a touch of rubber. Very warm entry with ripe, supple tannins. Vanilla, smoky resin, peppery, black cherry, cola, pudding flavours with some green tobacco and olive on the finish. A bit too hot but it's youthful with seductive supple textures. Drink or hold three to five years. Needs 1-3 years. The blend is 60/33/7 merlot / cabernet sauvignon / cabernet franc.Tasted: 23 November 2005Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:BC | $28.90 | 750ml | speculative listing - Landmark Selections |