Cardinale, Proprietary Red Vintage:2008 white pepper and mouth scraping

white pepper and mouth scraping salinity on the finish

Although it is tightly coiled

as expected

and 6% Merlot really tastes and feels great

Cardinale, Proprietary Red Vintage:2008 white pepper and mouth scrapingComposed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, the 2007 Proprietary Red Wine still possesses a youthful deep garnet purple color and gives up a truly gorgeous nose of crme de cassis, blackberry pie and blueberry compote with notions of Chinese five spice, licorice, mocha and dusty soil plus wafts of cardamom and smoked meats. Full bodied, rich and totally seductive in mouth, it has a firm frame of super ripe, grainy tannins with oodles of