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...one of the most distinctive wines in this range, and also one of the finest I have ever tasted from proprietor Jeff Ames. Savory herb, chocolate, leather, smoke, graphite, licorice and menthol are all amped up in this beautifully layered, sumptuous Cabernet Sauvignon. Napa Valley is full of great vineyards, but Farella stands out for its ability to yield layered, nuanced Cabernets that deliver fruit intensity, structure and nuance. This is a fabulous showing.
...charges out of the gate with crushed blackberries, wild blueberries and warm redcurrants with suggestions of bay leaves, camphor, tobacco and fertile loam plus a waft of cedar chest. Full-bodied with a built-like-a-brick-house frame of grainy tannins and great freshness, if finishes with black fruit layers and a compelling herbal lift.
...offers a deep, more mineral-laced style with terrific notes of black (and some blue) fruits, scorched earth, spring flowers, dark chocolate, and graphite.
Weaves together a supple array of loamy, dusty earth, dried berry, juicy plum and toasty, cedary oak, making for a tasty mouthful, with touches of mint and bay leaf emerging on the finish.