The California Wine Tasting Notes
FAR NIENTE
DOLCE, NAPA VALLEY LATE HARVEST 2013
Composition
89% Semillon, 11% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes
The 2013 Dolce offers lifted and youthful aromas of orange zest, vanilla bean and butterscotch with subtle notes of minerality and oak-derived spices. The entry is juicy, and Dolce’s signature texture is lively and enduring on the palate leading to a mouthwatering finish.
FAR NIENTE, NAPA VALLEY, CHARDONNAY 2019
Composition
100% Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
Classically beautiful, the 2019 vintage opens with aromas of honeysuckle, white peach blossom and citrus zest, along with soft accents of vanilla. Silky stone fruit, lemon curd and honeydew flavors flow across the round, full palate, with lightly toasted oak, cool minerality and a lingering citrus note adding texture and depth. From its alluring perfume and pure fruit flavors to the graceful finish, this elegant Napa Valley Chardonnay captivates the senses.
FAR NIENTE, NAPA VALLEY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018
Composition
97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot
Tasting Notes
An elegant perfume of mixed berries, baking spice, dried lavender and thyme open onto a full palate layered with expansive mixed berry, black tea, toasted oak and spice flavors. Focused and fresh, fine grained tannins support the wine throughout, while the finish is silky, long and lifted.
BELLA UNION, NAPA VALLEY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018
Composition
Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting Notes
With its blackberry patch aromatics followed by hints of raspberry preserves and accents of leather, there’s a ripe, pure fruit quality to this stunning new vintage. Generous layers of red fruit flavors fill the entry while subtle cocoa and baking spice undertones linger on the midpalate. Resolved tannins enhance the almost-velvety texture throughout the entire wine, and fresh botanical notes add vibrance to a finish that is at once long, luscious and lifted.
POST & BEAM, NAPA VALLEY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019
Composition
Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting Notes
A perfume of wild raspberry preserves with hints of clove and confectionary spice envelops the nose. Round and textured on the palate, the entry is layered with soft red fruit flavors, supported by leather, cassis and elegant botanical accents on the mid-palate and lovely notes of toasted espresso beans on the finish.