bob betz calls this his first-ever “reserve style” wine from bordeaux varieties. it started with a single barrel of red willow cabernet franc and evolved into this six-barrel blend. le parrain opens with whiffs of smoke, gun metal and rock weaving through the dense red fruits. pipe tobacco and licorice flavors come into play from the barrel aging. as the wine slowly opens, the flavors expand and blend, and the textural quality that betz refers to expresses itself in a graceful, three-dimensional finish.
Le Parrain Red Wine