2019 | Viader Red Blend | Napa Valley Weingut Alten roses and violets

roses and violets

dried herbs and tobacco plus a waft of cloves

adding to that creamy easiness

velvety peaches

2019 | Viader Red Blend | Napa Valley Weingut Alten roses and violetsA cuve that was first made in 1989, the 2019 Proprietary Red Blend is based on 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Cabernet Franc that was fermented in a combination of concrete, 500 liter barrels, and stainless steel, spending 52 days on skins. It has wonderful purity in its cassis and redcurrant like fruits as well as complex notes of tobacco leaf, currant bud, violets, and chocolate. Full bodied on the palate, it has rock solid structure, ripe tannins,