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Verite le Desir 2001

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Winery:
Vérité
Varietal:
Bordeaux Blend
Region:
USA > California > Sonoma County > Sonoma Coast
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2016
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User Tags:  fruit, berry, intense, mineral, concentrated, spices, acidic, spicy, dried, bramble fruits 


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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

"Red Wine Bordeaux Blends by Verite from Sonoma County, California. French for 'desire', Le Desir captures the grace and opulence of the best St. Emilion-styled wines. A Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend, with some Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine expresses extreme power, finesse and elegance. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet... "

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Rating: 93(+?) - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 114, May/June 2004 ($125) Medium ruby. Aromatic nose combines wild blackberry, Cuban tobacco, chocolate cake, smoke and minerals. Concentrated, lush and impressively sweet, with snappy raspberry and mineral flavors dominating This is kept fresh by harmonious acidity but is also lush, seamless and expansive. Finishes with broad tannins and impressive sweetness and persistence. This St. Emilion-style blend is still very young and may prove to be the best of the 2001 trio made under the Verite label.


 

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French for 'desire', Le Desir captures the grace and opulence of the best St. Emilion-styled wines. A Cabernet Franc and Merlot blend, with some Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine expresses extreme power, finesse and elegance. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec, Le Desir represents the grace and opulence of the best St. Emilion-style wines. A deep claret color is followed by a sweet, black fruit nose. Le Desir's complex character continues with ripe blackberry flavors that are surprisingly soft given the intensity of the fruit. This wine embodies read more...


 

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color - black / red / blue
nose - tight, herbal and spice; soft cherry
mouth - full, clove, coffee, licorice and red fruit
finish - long
buy it age it 10+ years


August 2009

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Rating: (93-97) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 142 on Aug-02


 

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Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate


 

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