2021 The Ultimate
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A 50-50 blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, selected and blended from the single vineyards, the 2021 The Ultimate is a terrific wine, boasting sexy aromas of smoked meat to go with waves of black cherries, plums and cassis. Full-bodied, it's big and rich yet soft and supple on the mid-palate, only to firm up and show plenty of structure and potential longevity on the long, cedary yet fresh, fruit-driven finish. Pretty complete (and serious) stuff.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2021 The Ultimate is a winemaker cellar selection that's pulled from all the single vineyards, and it's a blend of equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. You could safely put this beauty up with anything out there and it would do just fine. Its saturated purple hue is followed by a brilliant bouquet of red, blue, and black fruits intermixed with spring flowers, graphite, dark chocolate, and some classic Cabernet Franc underbrush and herbal nuances. With incredible purity, laser-like precision, and a full-bodied, majestic, flawlessly balanced profile, it's going to benefit from upwards of 4-6 years, if not longer, of bottle age, and pretty much blow you away any time over the following two decades.