2013 Ovid Hexameter

Cabernet Franc takes center stage in the 2013 Hexameter. Mocha, dark red cherry, leather, spice and floral notes are beautifully layered in a deeply expressive wine endowed with real pedigree and class. The 2013 is starting to flesh out, but it is still a few years away from offering its best drinking. The blend is 64% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot.

Their exercise with a Cabernet Franc-dominated wine, the 2013 Hexameter (a 500-case blend of 64% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot) is pushing perfection. Its beautiful notes of acacia flowers, forest floor, blackberries and blueberries interwoven with touches of barrique, licorice and spice are followed by an even more intense and complex palate with silky, ripe tannins, opulent, full-bodied texture, and beautiful purity. A “wow” wine in so many different aspects, this multi-dimensional classic should age beautifully for 20 or more years.

Ovid's 2013 Hexameter is dark, sumptuous and super-expressive, even at this early stage. In 2013, the blend has a higher percentage of Cabernet Franc than the 2012, which brings more aromatic top notes to match the dark red and bluish hued fruit notes. Mocha, violet, blueberry and dried herbs add the final shades of nuance. Surprisingly open for such a young wine, the 2013 impresses for its sublime balance.