and dark cherries

this rivals the 2016 as the finest Cheval Blanc of the decade

making it a classic and age-worthy Bordeaux

Made with a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon

layers and plushness make for an absolutely DELICIOUS drink right now

Promontory, Napa Valley, 2012, 75cl 100RP and dark cherriesThe 2012 Promontory, which is the softest vintage to date, was slightly better this year than last year, as it had rounded out. It does not have the depth of the 2013, but it is a great wine on its own merits. Notes of new saddle leather, loamy soil, and crushed rock intermingle with blackcurrants, plum, tobacco leaf and spice in a full bodied, wonderfully pure and large scaled style with ripe, well integrated tannin. It is accessible enough to enjoy,