The leading aroma is dominated by melted black and red licorice candy smells followed up by super-ripe or sunbaked blackberries. The oak contributes vanilla extract to the fruit and spice. The perfect cold weather sipping wine!
Bold aromas of black currant, plum, tobacco leaf, cedar and a hint of cigar box. Layered flavors of black cherry, dark berries and dried herbs intermingle with lush flavors of vanilla and sweet oak.
Exudes fresh blackberry, candied fruits, and sweet high-toned herbs in the nose. The oak treatment supports the flavors and provides a lengthy backbone. It has a juiciness consistent with the fruit flavors and tremendous focus.
The best Cabernet on our property. The well-drained soils of Tephra Ridge produce a palate full of round tannins that are accented by flavors of cherry pie, clove, leather and cigar box for a lingering finish.
Elegant aromas of dried cranberries, bergamot tea and vanilla wafer. Ripe and round tannins fill the mouth with flavors of black cherry, baking spices and dried herbs. Finish lingers with bright berry fruit, loamy earth and a slight sweetness.
Fragrant notes of black currant, dark cherry, tobacco leaf and espresso. Expressive flavors of black cherry, graphite and bergamot tea. Herbs de Provance and cola are met with moderate acidity, smooth tannins and a long, satisfying finish.
This 2015 Altvs is a delicious bottle of wine. Compared with Merus, it is more classically Cabernet Sauvignon, not as opulent but with great length and ageability.
About all things dark and powerful in a red wine. Dark blue-black fruit aromas tangle with darkly charred wood and blackened meat. It’s very primal. A big, flavorful, and chewy Cabernet Sauvignon.
Elegant aromas of dried cranberries, bergamot tea and vanilla wafer. Ripe and round tannins with flavors of black cherry, baking spices and dried herbs. Bright berry fruit, loamy earth and a slight sweetness imparted by the oak.
Rich aromas of dark berry fruits, espresso and violet. Flavors of plum, black currant, and blackberry jam meld together with savory leather and mocha. Refined, polished tannins with amazing structure and depth.
