Cardinale, Proprietary Red Vintage:2008 Although it is tightly coiled

Although it is tightly coiled

This is confirmed by an incredible intensity of colour and extraction (30 days with fermentation and maceration) after five days of cold soak

Tangy minerals add lift and cut to a strikingly long

it will require at least a decade in bottle

(92-95)/2017+

Cardinale, Proprietary Red Vintage:2008 Although it is tightly coiledComposed of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, the 2007 Proprietary Red Wine still possesses a youthful deep garnet purple color and gives up a truly gorgeous nose of crme de cassis, blackberry pie and blueberry compote with notions of Chinese five spice, licorice, mocha and dusty soil plus wafts of cardamom and smoked meats. Full bodied, rich and totally seductive in mouth, it has a firm frame of super ripe, grainy tannins with oodles of