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Larkmead Vineyard Firebelle Proprietary Red 2005

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Winery:
Larkmead Vineyards
Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Region:
USA > California > Napa
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2020
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User Tags:  berry, blend, resinous, mouthful, smooth, fruits, tasting, cocoa, caramel, dessert 


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What to Expect

The classic Bordeaux blends rely on either Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon for the bulk of the wine with additions of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec helping to add complexity, color, body and structure to the finished wine.

Winemakers Notes

Deep ruby-red color. Highly aromatic nose of bright cherry, redcurrant and flowers darkens to sweet blackberry, licorice and dried herbs with aeration. The palate opens with spicy red licorice and cola notes then unfolds and broadens to feature typical Larkmead flavors of cassis and black cherry with an elegant underpinning of stony minerality. The tannins are long and elegant and bring forth a smoky cedar/mocha finish.

The product of an unusually long and cool growing season, we can admire the intriguing aromatic complexity and subtle nuance that these growing conditions, read more...

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Snooth User: mark
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Ruby color. Lovely oaked nose. Dark black fruit flavors. Medium body, tannin and acidity. The balance is perfect. It's blackberries and oak and a bunch more and I love it.


May 2008

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Snooth User: Philip
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This bottle had been open 24 hours by the time I tried it. However, I love this wine, it just really brings out the best of a California cab based blend: the menthol, eucalyptus and minerality are evident. This wine's still young, so 24 hours gives it time to open. The fruit was a bit muted after this length of time, but the tannins had relaxed. It really needs another 6-9 months or longer.

Its a complex blend, still a little hot on the nose, but as i said, give it time in bottle.


May 2008

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The 2005 Firebelle, a blend of 48% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, has a Bordeaux-like personality in this vintage. Revealing some spicy black cherry and cedary notes intermixed with some forest floor and


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