Mission Codename Pump up the jam
If you like your burgers “animal style”, your trucks monster-sized, and Cabernet pumped up like Lou Ferrigno, this is for you.
Did you get some of the Wilson Cabernet we sold a few months back? This flashes a VERY similar style. But wait - it’s even cheaper. A no-brainer at $30.
Note that deLorimier is part of the insanely reliable Wilson Artisan Wineries group, a portfolio HUGE in popularity, locally and nationally, stacking best of this, best of that awards year after year since their humble beginnings in the early 1990s. With wines scoring 90+ points with Wine Spectator and that impeccable track record of literally hundreds of Gold Medals from competitions, they are unrivaled, just like their other acclaimed sister properties: Mazzocco, Matrix, Pezzi King, Rockpile to name a few.
So, yes, it’s RIPE. But dry, to be sure. MEGA rich mind you. An undeniably chubby-cheeked lil’ baby with shagadelic fruit mojo-flowin’ freely. GUSHING with blackberry and plum jam, like some form of liquified mixed berry pie. A core of sweet black licorice, vanilla wafer, and a subtle bit of baking spices keep it interesting enough to please the more critical drinkers out there. Doesn’t come off as cloying or syrupy either. But if you’re looking for a light tipple, low alcohol, high acid type fling this isn’t for you.
Simply put, here’s a rollicking good deal on a superb crowd-pleaser. If you need to round out a Locker or just want a case on hand for a weeknight cellar defender, make this your pick.
Tasting Profile
Blackberry, plum jam, sweet black licorice, sweet spice
Look | Inky ruby, opaque almost all the way to the bright purple glowing edge |
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Smell | GUSHING with blackberry, plum jam, like some form of liquified mixed berry pie |
Taste | An undeniably chubby-cheeked lil’ baby with shagadelic fruit mojo-flowin’ freely |
Finish | RIPE, dry, MEGA rich with sweet black licorice, vanilla wafer, subtle baking spices |
Pairing | If you’re looking for a light tipple, low alcohol, high acid type fling this isn’t for you |
What the Winery Says
2018 'Barrel Select' Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
- Winemaker
- Antoine Favero
- Varietal
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vintage
- 2018
- Alcohol
- 14.8%
- Appellation
- Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
- Vineyards
- DeLorimier, Preston, Canyon Road & Alden Ranches
- Soils
- Pleasanton gravelly loam
- Harvest date
- October 2018
- Aging
- 24 months
- Barrels
- 100% new French oak