3/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Verite

Verite, Le Desir

2007 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California, United States

Red

Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

VN 94+ WA 100

This wine is concentrated black fruits in a glass; it is very spiced, dense, complex and long with discreet oak notes. The bouquet and the palate will continue to develop over the next several years.

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meat:
Beef, Game, Lamb

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Stephen Tanzer

(14.4% alcohol): Bright ruby-red. Black fruits, tobacco leaf, licorice and violet on the nose; a bit like Cheval Blanc on steroids. Broad, ripe and plush but still a bit youthfully aggressive and in need of softening. Showing little easy sweetness; in fact, there's an inky, graphite mineral character that makes this wine seem a bit youthfully brutal. Finishes firm and alive, with the spine and energy for a long evolution in bottle. The broad tannins became increasingly chewy--even a bit youthfully tough--with air. This is still a baby. Extended time in the recorked bottle brought sexy game and coffee elements without any loss of freshness, and, if anything, the wine gained a bit in sweetness.

3/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California, United States

Red

Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot

Drink Now/Cellar

Black fruit / Blackcurrant leaf / Graphite / Spice / Toasty / Violet

meat:
Beef, Game, Lamb

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Stephen Tanzer

(14.4% alcohol): Bright ruby-red. Black fruits, tobacco leaf, licorice and violet on the nose; a bit like Cheval Blanc on steroids. Broad, ripe and plush but still a bit youthfully aggressive and in need of softening. Showing little easy sweetness; in fact, there's an inky, graphite mineral character that makes this wine seem a bit youthfully brutal. Finishes firm and alive, with the spine and energy for a long evolution in bottle. The broad tannins became increasingly chewy--even a bit youthfully tough--with air. This is still a baby. Extended time in the recorked bottle brought sexy game and coffee elements without any loss of freshness, and, if anything, the wine gained a bit in sweetness.

Verite, Le Desir

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