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  • Country ranking ?

    278
  • Producer ranking ?

    34
  • Decanting time

    -
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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The Story

Out of the three Dana Estate owned vineyards, the Lotus vineyard located on St. Helena hillsides, stands at 1200 feet above sea level with a beautiful panoramic view of the Napa Valley floor.

This steep hillside vineyard is spread over the rocky, low-yielding soils with Western exposure. Thanks to the influence of the afternoon sun, the wines shows ripe and rich fruitiness while the three to twelve inches, fractured grey bedrock soil genera...

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Purple and Bright

ending

Long, Flavorful and Vibrant

flavors

Voluptuous, Toasty, Cassis, Spice, Blackberry and Blackcurrant

nose

Youthful, Complex, Ripe and Seductive

taste

Average in Acidity, Perfectly balanced, Concentrated, Well-Integrated, Youthful, Full-bodied, Harmonious, Toasty, Perfumed and Silky tannins

Verdict

Full-bodied and Sophisticated

Written Notes

Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is purple, and looking dark, bright and deep. On the nose it is open, intense, youthful, complex, refined, fresh, ripe, seductive and rich. The taste is fresh, round, full, harmonious, ripe, perfumed, fragrant, toasty, refined, elegant, with silky tannins, and average in acidity, full-bodied, with perfectly balanced, well-structured, well-integrated, concentrated structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has blackcurrant, cassis, new-oak, perfumed, spice, toasty and violet flavours. The finish is long, round, lingering, flavorful, vibrant and gentle. This wine is beauty, fine, impressive and outstanding. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10-15 years and decant at least over 4h before tasting.
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Origin

St Helena, Napa Valley
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