2019 | Viader Red Blend | Napa Valley Santa Julia Aged for around three years

Aged for around three years in small French oak (durmast) barrels and then refined in bottle for 10–12 months

elegant Negroamaro

this wine celebrates one of the essential grapes of the Douro region

but needs many years to soften and come together

so I see no need to delay gratification

2019 | Viader Red Blend | Napa Valley Santa Julia Aged for around three yearsA cuve that was first made in 1989, the 2019 Proprietary Red Blend is based on 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Cabernet Franc that was fermented in a combination of concrete, 500 liter barrels, and stainless steel, spending 52 days on skins. It has wonderful purity in its cassis and redcurrant like fruits as well as complex notes of tobacco leaf, currant bud, violets, and chocolate. Full bodied on the palate, it has rock solid structure, ripe tannins,