Serious, and certainly a fine effort for the vintage, is the 2000 The David, a 380-case blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc. It offers a complex nose of cedar, tobacco leaf, black and red currants, smoke, lead pencil shavings, and new oak. Ripe, full-bodied, and dense, it is ideal for drinking now and over the next 10-12 years.
This wine is made under the auspices of famed winemaker/rodeo star/part-time cowboy, Nils Venge.
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