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Frisson 2018 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon

Frisson 2018 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon

Will sell out...
Just how fast?
dryness
acidity
tannin
body
fruit
Will sell out...
Just how fast?

Mission Codename Ain't no mountain high enough

Last year we offered their 2018 Toucher Vineyard proprietary red.

It sold out.

Recently we brought you their 2019 Rutherford Cab.

Also sold out.

Today we’re back with their Atlas Peak.

The only question is, how fast until it sells out? When we drop a head-spinning discount over 70%, that’s just what happens. No longer $125. Or $75. Not even $50. Try $38.

Yes, you’re reading that correctly.

This comes from way up on Atlas Peak, and much of the fruit sourced from Stagecoach Vineyard. This is where some of Napa’s most esteemed wines are bred - Chappellet, Krupp Brothers, Paul Hobbs. The list goes on and on. Every one priced from $80-$200 or more, by the way. This “craggy, boulder-strewn, wind-kissed” environment of volcanic soil yields some massively structured, complex as heck wines.

Like this bad boy.

Oh, and that ‘other’ vineyard in it? We can’t tell (under a strict NDA) but you’ll TASTE it too, because what we can give you is a clue, it’s the highest elevation planted up there and with the most impressive acreage, owned by an iconic global wine family. Better change the subject before we’re caught…

It airdrops a juicy, deep black core of fruit straight into your mouth. Stacks of ripe blackberries. Juicy black currants, mulberries, fig jam, bittersweet chocolate, dried herbs, and a kiss of green pepper. Chalky, fine-grained tannins cling to your mouth and everything carries into a trans-Siberian railway finish. A spectacular bottle by any measure and unmatched at this price.

sigh

A ridiculous bargain. Only wish we had more to go around.

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Tasting Profile Blackcurrant, mulberry, fig jam, bittersweet chocolate

dryness
acidity
tannin
body
fruit
Look

Deep, dark, and inky, except for a narrow, bright crimson ring against the glass

Smell

Juicy blackcurrants, mulberries, fig jam, bittersweet chocolate, and dried herbs

Taste

It airdrops a juicy, deep black core of ripe blackberry fruit straight into your mouth

Finish

Chalky, fine-grained tannins cling to your mouth on a trans-Siberian railway finish

Pairing

A crown roast from a rack of Spring lamb ribs, worth the hunt for such a prized cut

What the Winery Says 2018 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon

Frisson
Frisson
Winemakers
Wayne Donaldson & Paul Colantuoni
Varietal
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage
2018
Alcohol
15%
Appellation
Atlas Peak, Napa Valley
Vineyards
Stagecoach & Undisclosed (NDA)
Aging
23 months
Barrels
75% new French oak
Production
6 barrels

About the Winery Frisson

Frisson Winemaker Wayne Donaldson & Paul Colantuoni
Frisson Winemaker Wayne Donaldson & Paul Colantuoni
Frisson 2018 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml Wine Bottle
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