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16¾/20
Vérité La Joie 2010
Sonoma County, California, United StatesVérité is French for truth, and the truth is this is an old world wine made in the new world. The mix is a complicated blend of sites and grapes, with 75/5/14/6 cabernet sauvignon/cabernet franc/merlot/petit verdot grown in the Alexander Valley, the Bennett Valley, Chalk Hill and Knights at a mix of altitudes from 600’ to 2400’. It was a cool year, but it's not hard to be attracted to the 13.5 percent alcohol. At six years of age it is its just coming out of 17 months in 100% new French oak and beginning to show its mettle. Dark cocoa powder, tomato beans, tobacco leaves, anise, stewed plum, cherry, and leather notes dominate the nose. The attack is silky with a velvet mid-palate plushness, red and black fruits and filtered smoke tempered by ample tannins through the drying finish. A powerful wine, to be sure, but somewhat disjointed at present. Best decanted and poured with lamb shank now or cellar through 2020 and beyond.Tasted: 19 September 2016Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Treve RingPrices:| BC | $475.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
| AB | $450.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot
