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Verité 2007 La Muse Red (Sonoma County)

Price: $450
Designation: La Muse
Varietal: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Appellation: Sonoma County, Sonoma, California, US
Winery: Verité
Alcohol: 14.4%
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Category: Red
In Magazine: 7/1/2012

Expert Reviews

This wine dazzles with perfection. Sourced from vineyards throughout Sonoma County, it refutes the belief that a great Cabernet must come from a single vineyard. It does not. The master’s art of blending, coupled with demanding vineyard practices lends completeness. The blend is 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec, making it an extraordinary success despite the absence of Cabernet Sauvignon. Give credit to winemaker Pierre Seillan. The wine itself is absolutely dry. It starts with a tug of tannins, baring flavors of blackberries, black currants, minerals and new oak, with earthy, herbal and meaty complexities. This is a magnificent wine; it dazzles now and should evolve over the next 6–8 years.

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