2013, Napanook, Jean-Pierre Moueix, NAPA VALLEYBlend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc Just as magnificent from bottle as it was in barrel, the 2013 Napanook is dense, powerful and brooding, with searing intensity and extraordinary balance. Lavender, plums, violets, liquorice and smoke are some of the signatures, but the 2013 exudes finesse, power and intensity. Bracing and searing, the 2013 is going to require quite a bit of patience. If anything, this is an insane level of

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Lovely deep plum colour

The 2019 Certan de May has turned out very well

the palate is finely knit and elegant with a firm frame of grainy tannins and fantastic freshness

This will need a few years to unwind but if you have a bit of patience it would make a good cellar candidate

representing 19% of the blend

2025 it is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon

seamlessly lively finish

Drinking Window: 2025 - 2034

the charm of the terroir

Maybe still very slightly marked by the oak

I love the precision that Pierre-Antonin has brought to these wines