Canard Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 2019 Takara Sake malolactic in tanks and aging

malolactic in tanks and aging in 30% oak vats (he purchased from Alion) and 70% of the wine in used 225-liter oak barrels for one year

delivering cassis

Crystal clear fruit

lively acids and a pretty pinpoint mousse

this has a wealth of superbly expressed red and dark berries

Canard Vineyard Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 2019 Takara Sake malolactic in tanks and agingWow a very rich and fruit driven bouquet, dark cherry liqueur, cassis and currant like fruit with sweet tobacco spice, dark chocolate. This is 100% varietal and is all Clone 7, a very smooth and easy drinking Cabernet with lots of intensity, big but still quite balanced with a long layered finish