Vérité La Muse 2014

100/100 fra Parker og Vert de Vin! Dobbelt ”perfect score” til La Muse fra Sonoma County. En nærmest overnaturlig god Merlot fra Vérités franske vinmager - med inspiration fra Pomerol!

100/100 Robert Parker ” The 2014 La Muse (2,800 cases ) is a legendary effort. The wine offers an opaque purple color and a gorgeous nose of lead pencil shavings, blackberry, incense, Asian spice, cocoa, plum, and a touch of chocolate and barrique. On the palate, more cassis and blackberry come to the forefront. The wine is unctuous, with adequate acidity and a stunning energy underneath the massive fruit and body. This is a spectacularly fragrant and, at the same time, dense wine, with enough structure (somewhat surprising in this vintage) to last 35-45+ years. The final blend was 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec.”

100/100 Vert de Vin Magazine "The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a very slight richness as well as power (perfectly / well controlled). It reveals notes of cassis, wild blackberry and small notes of black cherry, crushed raspberry associated with small touches of wild strawberry, caramelization, small toasted touches as well as discreet hints of tonka bean. The mouth offers a very beautiful fat, a very slight finesse, a beautiful balance, a beautiful definition, a slight tension, a beautiful acidulous frame (in the background), volume, a beautiful aromatic complexity, power (but full of finesse) as well as an explosive side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed cassis and small notes of raspberry, crunchy / juicy red berries associated with small / fine touches of flowers / violet, Zan, tobacco, cocoa as well as very discreet hints of cardamom and an imperceptible touch of Bourbon vanilla. Tannins are fine and slightly mellow. Good length. (2022+)"

Prøv Sonoma Merlot til and, krogmodnet oksekød, lam, vildtkød eller barbeque. Nyd vinen ved 17-18°C.

2014 La Muse er sammenstukket af 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc og 2% Malbec. Druerne er nøje udvalgt fra hele 40 specifikke mikro-terroirs, beliggende i hhv. Alexander Valley, Chalk Hil, Bennett Valley og Knights Valley. Før gæringen gennemgår druerne 3-4 dages koldmaceration, hvilket fremmer farve og aromatisk finesse. Modnet på 100% nye franske fade, og aftappet uden klaring og filtrering.

Vérité, et såkaldt ”boutique winery”, blev grundlagt i 1998 af Jackson Family Wines. Vinhuset har hjemme nær Healdsburg i Sonoma County, og her fremstilles tre bordeaux-inspirerede kultvine under kyndig ledelse af den franske vinmager, Pierre Seillan. Det siger vist alt om kvaliteten, at Robert Parker hele tretten gange har belønnet Vérité med sin ”perfect score”, 100 points!

La Muse – et Merlot-blend, som er inspireret af Pomerol.

Le Désir – et Cabernet Franc-blend à la Saint-Émilion.

La Joie - Cabernet Sauvignon-blend med inspiration fra Pauillac.