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2016

La Pelle Sauvignon Blanc

Tasted 5 August 2024 California · Napa Valley

Still solid, though this bottle turned a little sherried and woody the more it was exposed to air. A great food wine, but signaling a more narrow drinking window as time goes on. Summer is here. So. "Pop it like it's…

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2019

La Pelle Cabernet Sauvignon Red Hen Vineyard

Napa Valley · Oak Knoll District

This really opens up after a couple hours of air, with a more deeply pitched profile quickly coming into form once a healthy dose of aeration allows the flavors to expand. Earthy black fruits,…

Reviewed 2 December 2023
2018

La Pelle Cabernet Sauvignon Red Hen Vineyard

Napa Valley · Oak Knoll District

Red and black cherry flavors, with powdery tannins that provide requisite frame and speed without becoming too constraining or superficial, the 2018 Red Hen is a beautiful wine. I personally am drawn…

Reviewed 24 November 2023
2018

La Pelle Cabernet Sauvignon Alluvium

Napa Valley · St. Helena

Blackberry, black raspberry, black cherry, soil, and graphite dominate, with more power and darker fruit than the Red Hen served beside it, the 2018 Alluvium is a bit of a monster. Still, there is…

Reviewed 24 November 2023
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