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Liberty School Paso Robles Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast, California, United StatesSince 1975 the Hope family has been making wine in Paso Robles, and this 2018 Reserve Cab celebrates 45 years of Liberty School. The recipe is best vineyard sites, best barrels, and extended ageing. The fruit comes from vineyards located in the Geneseo, Pomar, Estrella, and Creston Districts, all within an eleven-mile radius of one another. The Reserve is aged two years in ten percent new French and American oak. It was blended in the winter of 2020 and aged for three months in 75% new French oak. The nose and the palate are amped up as they should be in Reserve. Here the flavours are black cherry with a savoury leafy undercurrent supplying a framework with more depth and definition to the wine. The tannins are perfectly tamed, dense and sweet, suggesting that the wine will keep with no problems for a decade in the cellar. Impressive for the price.Tasted: 10 November 2021Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml | select private retailers |
| AB | $18.75 | 750ml | select private retailers |
| MB | $19.75 | 750ml | select private retailers |
| ON | $20.31 | 750ml | grocery |
| QC | $20.00 | 750ml | SAQ |
| NB | $22.95 | 750ml | NBLiquor |
| NS | $22.50 | 750ml | NSLC |
| NFL | $20.58 | 750ml | NLLC |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonUPC: 657891720205
