Freemark Abbey, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Syrah Base assemblage: 2017

Base assemblage: 2017

1989 was the final vintage for the Gombaude Guillot Cuvee Speciale

5 hour meal the nose became less elegant and more grounded

strawberry and deep inflection of Anderson Valley loam

Freemark Abbey, Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Syrah Base assemblage: 201792 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate A blend of 75. 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10. 9% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec, this wine spent nearly 26 months in oak. Opaque purple in color, it exhibits beautiful blackberry and blackcurrant fruit with hints of white chocolate, allspice and tobacco leaf. It is rich, full bodied, seriously concentrated, and has 2013's relatively serious structure and tannic clout. Give it 3 4 years of