{"product_id":"cervantes-family-vineyard-blacktail-proprietary-red-2018-750ml","title":"Cervantes Family Vineyard - Blacktail Proprietary Red 2021 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Blacktail is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Syrah, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The winemaking and elevage are very similar to that of our Cabernet Sauvignon bottling; however, the expression is completely different. This is a multi-layered, dark, highly-faceted wine that tells a rich story. Black fruits, toasty notes, baking spice, and savory tones all add to the wine’s complexity. It is intense on the palate, even with its great sense of balance at the core. With this level of density it should age well for decades, and will continue to reveal layers as it opens in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petite Syrah, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 Blacktail Proprietary Red Wine—named for the deer that abound on the property—is a blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petite Sirah, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Complex scents of black cherries, subtle herb shadings and licorice mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate is smooth, round and generous. This is a beauty, with delicate yet slightly bitter notes on the finish that balance out all of the fruity extract. No, it's not distinctly varietal, but it's a wonderfully polished and poised blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95 Jeb Dunnuck\u003cbr\u003eThe 2021 Proprietary Blend Blacktail is also terrific. A blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Malbec, 11% Petite Sirah, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it has a beautiful full-bodied style as well as ripe black fruits, chocolate, and peppery, herbal notes, plenty of mid-palate depth, and ripe tannins that emerge on the finish. It's a beautifully layered red to drink over the coming 10-15 years.\u003cbr\u003e94 James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA delicious red with deep dark fruit, showing softness and freshness at the same time. It’s full and layered with round, creamy tannins and a mushroom, bark and dark fruit-led center palate. Chewy at the end with some attractive, velvety-textured tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94 Vinous\u003cbr\u003eThe 2021 Blacktail is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that shows how well those varieties work together in tempering some of the intense natural richness that seems to come so easily here. Sumptuous dark fruit, mocha, new oak and floral top notes blossom into the racy finish. This opulent wine is certainly a head-turner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cervantes Family Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43131710275808,"sku":"111775","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/thumbme_0ef632d9-4e3a-409e-96b6-a2beba66c28e.jpg?v=1663883835","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/cervantes-family-vineyard-blacktail-proprietary-red-2018-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}