Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Mix

Tasting notes & discussion 25

91+ Point Cabernet (James Suckling, Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Decanter, Wine Advocate)

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Typically $34 & $85/bottle from Whitehall Lane Winery
Vintage 2017 & 2018 from Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Whitehall Lane Winery
“In our short history, Whitehall Lane has developed into a world-class winery. The efforts of the Leonardini Family are evident in the recent run of accolades from wine publications but are even more apparent in the beautifully made, elegant wines we continue to make.”

The Great Leonardini

TASTING NOTES:
2017 - “It begins on the nose with rich, ripe red raspberries, blueberry compote, cassis, graphite, tobacco leaf, tar, and spice box. Its balance and mid-palate are most notable, providing long, plush tannins alongside its dense fruit character. On the palate, it delivers mixed berry pie, black plums, toasted walnuts, brioche, pencil shavings, and cedar on the finish. The beautiful underlying tannin structure, complexity, and ample fruit will evolve over time and age gracefully for 15-20 years.” (AbV 14.9%)

2018 - “This beautifully blended 2018 Rassi Cabernet Sauvignon is exquisitely balanced with excellent fruit concentration. On the nose, this wine offers Bing cherries, cassis, dried cranberries, black cherry cola, mixed berry jam, and a touch of brioche. The palate offers plush but delicate tannins, sweet black plums, strawberry rhubarb pie, red raspberry coulis, toasted bread, and cocoa dust that lingers on the finish. This offering is enjoyable today but will also evolve with cellar aging through 2030.” (AbV 14.8%)

BARRELS:
2018 spent 18 months in French and American oak, 30% new. 2017 spent 26 months in French oak, 65% new.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Harry Houdini, birth name Erik Weisz, was an illustrious escape artist, magician, and debunker. While he became known for his skilled maneuvering out of seemingly impossible traps, by the 1920’s he took his career in a very different direction: proving psychics and mediums to be frauds. See, the thing with magic is that it isn’t magic. It’s carefully planned out and coordinated. There is practiced sleight of hand and replicable results. It only looks like magic because certain elements have been obscured or your attention has been misdirected. Houdini knew exactly what to look for in identifying and debunking supernatural abilities. He would attend seances in disguise, offer prizes for anyone who can successfully demonstrate powers, and even gave his wife a password he would recite if a medium ever successfully managed to summon his spirit after death. Speaking of, he died of appendicitis that may or may not have been caused by a woman repeatedly punching him in the abdomen. The more you know.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
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OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Abdominal fortitude? Early detection of appendicitis? Magic?

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