Verite Winery: La Muse 2016

Verite Winery: La Muse 2016

Begrænset

Til vinbonden

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Merlot 93%, Cabernet Franc 5%, Malbec 2%
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rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2026–2063
Pakket ind i: 1 OHK
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struktureret
saftig
velsmagende & krydret
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Parker: 100/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 100/100
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USA, Californien
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
La Muse 2016

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/100

Delikat parfumeret i næsen, Merlot, når den er mest ædel: blommer, brombær, konserverede hindbær og kirsebær, understøttet af milde krydderier som allehånde, enebær og mørk chokolade, sorte oliven og et strejf af mon cherie. Den er lys i glasset og har den fineste Pomerol-stil i ganen. Silkeagtige, fuldmodne tanniner af højeste elegance, teksturen er æterisk transparent med enorm finesse og en næsten burgundisk stil for en californier. Tanninerne er igen fløjlsagtige, men alligevel diskret konturerede i den episk lange finish. 100/100

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Parker om: La Muse

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 La Muse is composed of 93% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec. Wow—it comes strutting out of the glass with flamboyant crème de cassis, ripe plums and black cherries notes followed by nuances of aniseed, chocolate box, wild thyme, violets and chargrill plus a fragrant suggestion of potpourri. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the densely packed perfumed black fruit layers are beautifully framed by perfectly ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastically knit freshness. It finishes long with the most incredible display of mineral sparks. 100/100

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Jeb Dunnuck om: La Muse

Including the highest percentage of Merlot (at the moment anyway), the 2016 La Muse checks in as 93% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Malbec that spent 15-16 months in roughly 90% new French oak. This magical wine shows how good Merlot (and Sonoma) can be and offers extraordinary notes of crushed violets, spring flowers, scorched earth, graphite, black cherries, and crème de cassis. As elegant and seamless as they come, it’s full-bodied, perfectly balanced, has an incredible spine of acidity and tannins, and a finish that won’t quit. It has the class and purity to drink well even today, but it’s not going to hit prime time for at least another decade and will keep for 3-4 decades. Bravo! 100/100

Min vinmager

Vérité Winery

Pierre Seillan er en anden vinproducent, der har rejst fra Frankrig til Californien. Han er oprindeligt fra Saint-Emilion, og historien om Verite begyndte mere som et projekt end som et mål, der var hugget i sten.

La Muse 2016