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Viader Vineyards Proprietary Red Wine 1993
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, United StatesExcellent dark colour old cork musty cassis fruit nose with black cherries and dried herbs underneath. The entry is a mix of sweet fruit to that could flecked with that old Napa eucalyptus. Soft, red, delicious elegant mid-palate in fine shape for an old wine. A rare Napa red with some 40 percent franc in the blend. Served with country style duck terrine pickled Pemberton beets, house moustarda and Mizuna.Tasted: 22 April 2013Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:US | $140.00 | 750ml | average retail |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc