LIBRARY: Claret 2014 - 1.5L
Item No. RF14CL1  •  In Stock

Silky texture, long finish. Black currant and cherry aromas with a hint of cedar. An elegant seamless Cabernet-based blend.

About This Item

Our flagship wine is full and rich and utterly even across the palate. The Claret, Napa-Style, is made of the best we have – a classic Left Bank Bordeaux-style blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. An elegant seamless Cabernet-based blend. Black currant and cherry aromas marry with a hint of cedar. The complexity of flavors is carried across the palate in a silky texture, resolving in a lingering gentle finish.

The mountain vineyards (Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder) share a common denominator in structure – big firm shoulders, masculine tannins, but individual characteristics. Howell Mountain, at 2000ft, on the east side of Napa Valley, has extreme exposure, larger temperature swings, and volcanic soil, creating very firm tannins. Mount Veeder has geologically churned volcanic and ocean-floor soil and the vineyard is nestled in a dense wild forest, which contributes exotic aromatics of menthol and spice in a slightly more refined interplay. Calistoga vineyards are hotter and earlier to ripen, which provide the mid-palate lushness of glycerin and a higher alcohol. 

 

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from eRobertParker.com:

95 points
Drink: 2016-2032

2014 Robert Foley Vineyards Claret

The 2014 Claret is a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot coming from Calistoga, Howell Mountain and Mt. Veeder. This represents 600 cases of a large-boned, virile, big, juicy blackcurrant and blackberry-scented and flavored Cabernet Sauvignon with some background toast, licorice and forest floor. It has terrific richness, sweet, velvety tannin, and notable opulence and length. Drink it over the next 15 or so years.
– Robert M. Parker, Jr. (December, 2016)