Lail Vineyards J. Daniel Cuvee 2022 Grand Cru Classe de Graves

Lail Vineyards J. Daniel Cuvee 2022 Grand Cru Classe de Graves98 Wine Advocate As has been the case for the last several vintages, Lail's 2022 J. Daniel Cuve Cabernet Sauvignon draws largely on vineyard sources in Calistoga, Oakville and Stags Leap. Marked by intense black cherries and cassis, this full bodied beauty is concentrated and velvety, finishing plush and long, while showing no chocolaty over ripeness or dried fruit at all. Even if it appears to lack the polished structure and potential longevity of

We carefully select grapes from a multitude of vineyards

medicinal berry flavors and an impression of brooding power

The wine displays distinctive elegance and great character

Founded in 1993 by the proprietor

predominantly blackberry and cassis

produce an umami pop when paired with the lush

Notes of lemon lime

this opens with aromas of scorched soil

30 kilometers in the north of Avignon

without being spectacular and the lead up to harvest was the perfect mix of warm early autumn days

dense and fresh with good balance and style

Headed up by talented winemaker Guillaume Valli