This 29 & Oak Reserve Oakville Red needs to decant to really show it's stuff. Balanced dark red fruits, lush, rich, full, with a savory finish. Shows high quality oak with lots of barrel flavor and light oaked spices. Black cherry, blackberry, light vanilla, and fine tannins that have soft edges and make this wine come together in perfect balance. Decant or Cellar. Tasting Panel
"Inky purple. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes dark berry preserves, incense and lavender, with a bright mineral overtone. Sappy, penetrating black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show excellent depth and energy, picking up floral pastille and vanilla nuances with air. Finishes with superb clarity, subtle tannins and outstanding, floral-driven persistence."
This 29 & Oak Reserve Oakville Red is primary Cabernet, with some Merlot, and a pinch of Petit Verdot from Stagecoach (Atlas Peak) for complexity. Soil types blend here between ancient riverbeds and volcanic rock, giving this vineyard a unique terroir and ageability. Give this wine 10-15 minutes to breathe and really open up before savoring every ounce of this micro-production Cabernet Blend.
