Daou Vineyards Reserve Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, USA

達歐珍藏1740干紅葡萄酒

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The 2021 Seventeen Forty Reserve, made from free-run juice, is a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot matured for 20 months in 70% new French oak. It has an opaque ruby-purple color and a deep core of cassis with detailed accents of violet, charcuterie, sage and truffle. The medium-bodied palate is powdery and layered with mouthwatering acidity and a long finish. This is easy to drink!

The 2020 Seventeen Forty Reserve, made from free-run juice, is a blend of 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot matured for 20 months in 70% new French oak. It takes time to unfold to scents of blackcurrants, truffle, thyme, charcuterie and flint. The medium-bodied palate is supple and rounded with restrained, earthy fruits and a long finish. Enjoy this easy-to-drink blend over the next 3-5 years.

The 2019 Seventeen Forty Reserve is a blend of 66% Cabernet Franc and 34% Merlot. Made from free-run juice, it was aged for 20 months in 70% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple, it has aromas of wild berries, tar and bitter chocolate with savory and floral undertones. The palate is supple and approachable, with plush layers of Morello cherry and blueberry fruit, detailed spicy accents and a long, layered finish.

The 2018 Seventeen Forty Reserve is made entirely of free-run juice, composed mainly of Cabernet Franc blended with 22% Merlot and aged 18 months in 100% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple, it opens with singular morel mushrooms, cast iron, braised meats and potpourri-like perfume with a core of crème de cassis. The palate is medium-bodied and finely pixelated with incredible lift and freshness, its intense, perfumed, juicy fruit character lingering on the finish.

The 2017 Seventeen Forty Reserve is a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot aged 20 months in 100% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple colored, it opens with touches of blackcurrant leaf and dried thyme over a core of wild blackberries, cassis, graphite, grilled meats and turned earth with wafts of cigar ash and violet. Medium to full-bodied, it offers restrained, ripe fruits and herbal nuances with a classic, gently chewy texture and great freshness, finishing long.