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    75
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    3
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The Story

Hexameter is the meter that Ovid used in his greatest poem: Metamorphoses. This form of verse is uniquely suited to the telling of long and inspiring tales that stand the test of time. Ovid aims to recreate these qualities in the Hexameter wine, featuring their Pritchard Hill estate’s most profound and compelling Cabernet Franc as its core. Hexameter is only available in some years — when the vines and stars align.

Ovid [Publius Ovidius Nas...

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The 2019 Hexameter is a powerful, brooding wine that is going to need at least a handful of years to come together. The aromatics, usually so expressive here, are quite hushed. Instead, what stands out is the wine huge core of fruit and structure. The 2019 is quite a bit more reticent than it was from barrel, but Cabernet Franc based wines often shut down hard after bottling. That seems to be the case here. There is certainly a ton to look forward to.

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St. Helena, Napa Valley
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