2021 | Daou Vineyards Seventeen Forty Reserve | Paso Robles Louis Jadot The palate is medium-bodied with

The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit

it retains absolute purity and balance

Floats on the palate like you are in the clouds

’ Vines 40+ years old

juicy raspberry

2021 | Daou Vineyards Seventeen Forty Reserve | Paso Robles Louis Jadot The palate is medium-bodied withThe 2021 Seventeen Forty Reserve is a blend of 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot matured for 20 months in 70% new French oak. It takes plenty of aeration to unfold from tar and soy to dark fruit, lavender and sage aromas. The full bodied palate is surprisingly light on its feet with crunchy, floral fruit, a balance of fresh acidity and grainy tannins and a long, perfumed finish. This pretty, expressive wine deserves a few more years in bottle to