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deLorimier 2018 'Barrel Select' Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

deLorimier 2018 'Barrel Select' Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Half priced...
AV '18 RESERVE Cab!
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acidity
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Half priced...
AV '18 RESERVE Cab!

Mission Codename Pump up the jam

If you like your burgers “animal style”, your trucks monster-sized, and Cabernet pumped up like Lou Ferrigno, this is for you.

Did you get some of the Wilson Cabernet we sold a few months back? This flashes a VERY similar style. But wait - it’s even cheaper. A no-brainer at $27.

Note that deLorimier is part of the insanely reliable Wilson Artisan Wineries group, a portfolio HUGE in popularity, locally and nationally, stacking best of this, best of that awards year after year since their humble beginnings in the early 1990s. With wines scoring 90+ points with Wine Spectator and that impeccable track record of literally hundreds of Gold Medals from competitions, they are unrivaled, just like their other acclaimed sister properties: Mazzocco, Matrix, Pezzi King, Rockpile to name a few.

So, yes, it’s RIPE. But dry, to be sure. MEGA rich mind you. An undeniably chubby-cheeked lil’ baby with shagadelic fruit mojo-flowin’ freely. GUSHING with blackberry and plum jam, like some form of liquified mixed berry pie. A core of sweet black licorice, vanilla wafer, and a subtle bit of baking spices keep it interesting enough to please the more critical drinkers out there. Doesn’t come off as cloying or syrupy either. But if you’re looking for a light tipple, low alcohol, high acid type fling this isn’t for you.

Simply put, here’s a rollicking good deal on a superb crowd-pleaser. If you need to round out a Locker or just want a case on hand for a weeknight cellar defender, make this your pick.

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Tasting Profile Blackberry, plum jam, sweet black licorice, sweet spice

dryness
acidity
tannin
body
fruit
Look

Inky ruby, opaque almost all the way to the bright purple glowing edge

Smell

GUSHING with blackberry, plum jam, like some form of liquified mixed berry pie

Taste

An undeniably chubby-cheeked lil’ baby with shagadelic fruit mojo-flowin’ freely

Finish

RIPE, dry, MEGA rich with sweet black licorice, vanilla wafer, subtle baking spices

Pairing

If you’re looking for a light tipple, low alcohol, high acid type fling this isn’t for you

What the Winery Says 2018 'Barrel Select' Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

deLorimier
deLorimier
Winemaker
Antoine Favero
Varietal
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage
2018
Alcohol
14.8%
Appellation
Alexander Valley, Sonoma County
Vineyards
DeLorimier, Preston, Canyon Road & Alden Ranches
Soils
Pleasanton gravelly loam
Harvest date
October 2018
Aging
24 months
Barrels
100% new French oak

About the Winery deLorimier

deLorimier Winemaker Antoine Favero
deLorimier Winemaker Antoine Favero
deLorimier 2018 'Barrel Select' Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml Wine Bottle
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