Proprietary Red Blend 2020

Angels and Cowboys

Proprietary Red Blend
2020

Country
United States
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
California
Classification
Not applicable
Varietal(s)
Zinfandel
Syrah
Carignan
Petite Sirah
Grenache
Colour
Red
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Production notes

Individual parcels were vinted and barrel-aged separately with blending taking place in stages over a sixteen-month period. Final assemblage took place five months prior to bottling so that the wine could integrate and age as a blend. French Oak aged

Tasting notes

Crimson-rosewood in color and bursting with deepberry fruit the wine opens with juicy briar berry, cassis, and plum and rollsover the palate in waves of tart cherry, fig jam, and grenadine. Earthy dimensions of Syrah and Petite Sirah lend grounding savory elements of pepper and anise, while the abundant fruit notes of Zinfandel and Grenache suggest strawberry and balsamic. This wine tapestry is woven with a continuity of French oak that brings sweet spice, reminiscent of toffee and gingersnap. Medium-firm tannins lend mid-palate structure, and the finish is plush andwarm

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