Chateau Le Puy "Emilien" 2018 CT

The nose evokes black cherry pie

ripe black plum

Varietal: Sangiovese

depending on the vintage

Hard pressed not to call it Northern Rhone

Varietal:   Cabernet Sauvignon

Lady Hawk and Obelisco vineyards

a wine produced exclusively from grapes of Sagrantino

Fruit is sourced primarily from Frank family-owned Lewis Vineyard as well as neighboring Beckstoffer Vineyards and Hudson Vineyards located in Napa-Carneros and Sangiacomo Vineyards located in SonomaCarneros

fresh mint

not heavyweight style expressing Cinsault and Grenache in particular

again exhibiting a measure of bottle development in an appealing mix of red cherry and spice notes