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COLGIN AND MARCASSIN, TWO OF CALIFORNIA'S GREAT SUCCESSES
A focused group cataloguing the develoment of two exceptional wine estates and their expression of terroir.
Recently removed from temperature controlled storage.
Colgin, Cariad Red Wine--Vintage 1999
Napa Valley
"The 1999 Cariad (450 cases) is a Bordeaux-like blend of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc, and 5 Petit Verdot that could easily pass for a high-class Medoc. It offers a complex nose of cedar, spice box, minerals, currants, and loamy soil, with well-integrated sweet oak, a layered texture, wonderful elegance, sweet fruit, and terrific length. It is hard to believe this wine was aged in 100 new Taransaud barrels as their influence is subtle. The vintage's austerity is evident in the wine's finish, so 3-4 years of cellaring is suggested. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2018." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #142 (Aug 2002)
5 bottles per lot
A focused group cataloguing the develoment of two exceptional wine estates and their expression of terroir.
Recently removed from temperature controlled storage.
Colgin, Cariad Red Wine--Vintage 1999
Napa Valley
"The 1999 Cariad (450 cases) is a Bordeaux-like blend of 55 Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 Merlot, 5 Cabernet Franc, and 5 Petit Verdot that could easily pass for a high-class Medoc. It offers a complex nose of cedar, spice box, minerals, currants, and loamy soil, with well-integrated sweet oak, a layered texture, wonderful elegance, sweet fruit, and terrific length. It is hard to believe this wine was aged in 100 new Taransaud barrels as their influence is subtle. The vintage's austerity is evident in the wine's finish, so 3-4 years of cellaring is suggested. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2018." Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #142 (Aug 2002)
5 bottles per lot