Calluna Vineyards - Calluna Estate Red 2016

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Producer	Calluna Vineyards
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Chalk Hill
Varietal	Red Blend
Vintage	2016
Sku	12018050
Size	750ml

 

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Our flagship wine: a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec & Petit Verdot from our estate vineyards on Chalk Hill. The Calluna Estate is a monumental wine in 2016.

“The wine shows lovely nascent complexity in its pure bouquet of black cherries, black raspberries, cigar smoke, a lovey touch of spice, eucalyptus, dark soil tones, a hint of lavender and a restrained framing of cedar oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite suave in its structural polish, with a fine core of fruit, ripe, seamless tannins and excellent length and grip on the poised and very promising finish.” John Gilman, View from the Cellar - 95 Points

“The 2016 Estate offers more crème de cassis, crushed violets, lead pencil, and crushed mineral aromas and flavors. The finest wine I've tasted from this estate, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated, has building tannins, and considerable elegance and purity.”