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  • Country ranking ?

    424
  • Producer ranking ?

    7
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Duck Breast & Lentil and Parsnip Salad

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The Story

MAY-BRITT & DENIS MALBEC, formerly of Château Latour, have created the wines of Notre Vin to honor their favorite California terroirs. Nearly a decade of consulting with Napa and Sonoma Valleys' finest wineries has given this team an in-depth understanding of the region's diverse vineyards and microclimates. They have carefully selected vineyards in the Napa Valley, including Howell Mountain, and along the Sonoma Coast that yield grapes of con...

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Wine Information

“The growing season from bud break, mid-March to early May, was extremely dry. This pattern changed in early May with a rainfall that ended up putting over three inches on Howell Mountain. This late rain gave the vines ample moisture to allow for very good growth with minimal inputs from us. The pre-set cluster numbers looked very good heading into bloom. The bloom period was cool and extended which resulted in a limited set in numerous Merlot...

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Purple and Bright

ending

Medium, Pure, Lingering and Too tannic

flavors

Blackcurrant, Toasty, Floral, Chocolate, Spice and Blackberry

nose

Complex, Fresh, Ripe and Intense

taste

Average in Acidity, Warming, Medium tannin, Concentrated, Balanced, Well-structured, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Firm, Focused, Toasty and Drying tannins

Verdict

Impressive and Well-rounded

Written Notes

"mountain fruit? cool site restraint, intense with silky tannins, rich texture, nuanced, dries slightly on finish- 93"    This is Denis and May Brit Malbec's own project and their influence was noticeable.  They sourced the grapes from a Howell Mountain vineyard, so I did make the right call on the fruit (lucky!).  Several of the mountain sites were noticeably different (red fruit influences, more acidity and complexity) than the more lush, black fruit driven valley floor sites like Tokalon, et al.  Great stuff.

  • 93p
Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is ruby red, and looking bright and deep. On the nose it is open, intense and youthful. The taste is and average in acidity and medium-bodied. On the palate it is layered and has blackcurrant, toasty and spice flavours.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 90p
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Origin

St.Helena, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

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