quilceda's single-vineyard bordeaux-style blend is 76% cabernet sauvignon, 14% cabernet franc, 7% merlot and 3% petit verdot, from a vineyard just across the road from champoux. dusty and fragrant, it suggests soft leather, toast, caramel and coconut, hiding its fruit at first in a wash of luxurious barrel flavors. that fruit emerges with some hours of decanting, a tart and racy mix of berry and sweet tomato.
Palengat Red Wine