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Revealing a deep but reflective purple color, the 2021 La Muse is made with a slightly different philosophy and is the Bordeaux blend in the lineup. Based on 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Malbec, raised for 16 months in 95% new French oak, it offers a layered and complex profile, with detailed aromas of blackberry liqueur, mushroom earth, sweet tobacco, savory, lush herbs, and polished leather. The palate is vibrant and fantastic with pure and energetic red apple fruit, ripe acidity, refined ripe tannins, and a long, long finish. A stunning wine in every sense, it’s one for the ages. Drink 2027-2067.
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Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Independent
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The 2021 La Muse is composed of 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Malbec, and the wine was matured for 16 months in 95% new French oak. Although it’s youthfully shy on the nose, it can’t hide its jewel-like quality and offers bright flashes of violet, cast iron, cassis, dark plums and blackcurrant bud. The palate is surprisingly light on its feet, its concentrated flavors supported by lacy tannins and bright bursts of acidity. Pure and plush, it opens dramatically over several days and will be very long lived in the cellar. 2,500 cases produced.
The 2021 La Muse is a blend of 90% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Malbec. Deep garnet-purple colored, it pops from the glass with notes of kirsch, fresh black and red plums, and wild blueberries, leading to suggestions of crushed rocks, star anise, and lilacs. The medium to full-bodied palate shimmers with vibrant, intense red, black, and blue fruit flavors, supported by firm, rounded tannins and bold tension, finishing long with a red berry lift. Alluring to drink now, allow it another 4-5 years in bottle for that next-level experience and then drink it over the next 20 years+
Majors on floral aromatics, with red roses, violet and peonies that curl out of the glass, edge of smoke, grilled turmeric and fennel, raspberry and redcurrant, full of charm and easy personality. You can get going on this within a few years but all three of these wines are more than able to withstand long ageing. Winemaker Pierre Seillan.
About the producer
The winery was the dream of Jess Jackson, the man who founded the incredibly successful Jackson Family Wines. He, however, wanted to produce truly fine wine in Sonoma County.