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  • Country ranking ?

    182
  • Producer ranking ?

    39
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    grill veil

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The Story

Cariad, the Welsh word for “love”, is a Bordeaux-style red wine blended from three outstanding vineyards owned and managed by David Abreu. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc from Madrona Ranch are blended with small amounts of fruit from Thorevilos and Howell Mountain, producing a wine of enormous proportions with a classic structure that is the Colgin hallmark: a plethora of vibrant aromas, voluptuous at mid-palate, with impeccabl...

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The 2013 growing season set the stage for an outstanding vintage of wines. With the ideal blend of cool and warm weather at the right time, the season gave us perfectly ripened fruit with purely preserved flavors and inky grape skins. What was perhaps atypical about 2013 was the rainfall pattern, as we were in our second year of a drought. All of our winter rain fell during the months of November, December and a small amount in January. Beyond...

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Superb aromas of black fruits, black truffle and leather. Black olives. Full body, fabulous soft and velvety tannins, and superb length. The texture to this is so luxurious and sexy. Cardamom, game, earth and intense fruit. Yet poised. A blend as always of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, and petit verdot. Hard not to drink now.

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The 2013 "Cariad" encapsulates an enormous spectrum of flavors. Starting with deep dark notes of ripe plum and black cherry, the nose quickly builds with aromas of the earth. Forest floor, cinnamon stick and cardamom layer in with the delicious scent of black licorice. This vintage of "Cariad" is oozing with flavor: an elixir of spices, earth and complexity. The depth of flavor continues into the mouth as the tannin coats the palate with an unbelievable unctuous texture. Broad, plump and layered, this is a "Cariad" for the ages. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 9% Petit Verdot.

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St. Helena, Napa Valley
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