2017 Lail Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint
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A blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, and 6% Petit Verdot from a multitude of vineyards, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint reveals a saturated purple color as well as classic notes of blackcurrants, tobacco, damp earth, chocolate, and hints of new leather. Beautifully balanced, medium to full-bodied, ripe, and textured, it's a smoking good, affordable effort well worth seeking out. It will evolve for 10-15 years or more.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint is a rich, boisterous wine that will drink well with minimal cellaring. Black cherry, dark red plum, chocolate, new leather, spice and espresso give the 2017 its flamboyant, heady personality.
The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Blueprint is made up of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, aged 18 months in 45% new French oak. Very deep purple-black in color, it offers up intense notes of warm black currants, black berry preserves and baked plums with hints of licorice, candied violets, cedar chest and tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a very sturdy frame of ripe, grainy tannins and and oodles of freshness supporting the densely packed black fruit layers, finishing with a lively herbal lift. 2,265 cases produced.