Patrimony (Daou), Caves des Lions

Patrimony (Daou), Caves des LionsThe 2018 Caves des Lions is powerful and velvety, a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Cabernet Franc made with free run juice and aged 28 months in 100% new French oak. It needs plenty of air before unfolding to singular aromas of fresh tobacco leaves and mushroom powder, potpourri and bitter chocolate, shifting from savory fruit to stony mineral notes in the glass over time. The cashmere textured palate offers youthful Morello cherries and

while in upper-Pradikat realms

the press wine never makes it into the final blends

When I visited her in the third week of September

There is good volume to the lush

the 2019 Geyserville is a wine to cellar for at least a few years

This is like a block of stone at present and like the Chevalier

This lacy but punchy wine should age effortlessly

spice-accented aromas of fresh black and blue fruits

(92-95)/2028+

19 ha parcel of vines at the bottom of the slope

a higher side of the vineyard and a lower one (near Damilano and Ceretto)

quite tight at first with dried honey