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16½/20
Viader Vineyards Proprietary Red Wine 1998
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, United StatesDeep dark colour. Open spicy dried herb nose with a very cabernet sauvignon-like structure. Black and red fruits, spice, minerals tobacco flavours run through its warm mid palate and long warm spicy finish. Still showing a touch of youth. The blend is 63/37 cabernet sauvignon/cabernet franc. Served with pine smoke roasted squab, bastille of confit leg, sultana toasted almond date purée, natural jus.Tasted: 21 April 2013Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:| US | $87.00 | 750ml | average retail |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Cabernet Franc
