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Verite Red La Joie 2000  - First Bottle

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90 Vinous -
(Seillan's Pauillac blend, with 71% cabernet sauvignon, 19% merlot, 8% cabernet franc and 2% malbec) Medium ruby. Cool, somewhat medicinal aromas of blackcurrant, bitter chocolate, licorice, minerals and fresh herbs. Bright and dense but quite closed and tannic today; very much in the style of a Northern Medoc wine. Distinctly tough now and in need of at least five or six years of patience. This was far silkier from barrel a year ago, but my early sample contained a much higher percentage of merlot.

Technical Details

  • Blend72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc
  • CountryUS
  • RegionCalifornia North Coast
  • AppellationSonoma County

Verite Red La Joie 2000

Cabernet Blends  |  US
VN90+

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About the Producer

The wines of Verite, French for "truth," are the result of a combination of old-world experience and new-world fruit. Each wine is a distinct blend of unique components harvested from small vineyard blocks, culminating in a meticulously formed union of grape varieties, climate, soil expression, and winemaking technique. Vigneron Pierre Seillan refers to this methodology as droit du sol, "right of the soil." Verite produces wines without compromise, wines that reflect the terroir in which they are grown. He is intimately involved in every step of the winegrowing process from bud break to bottling. Since the winery's founding in 1998, Pierre has identified more than 40 micro-crus along the western slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains in Sonoma County. These micro-crus are small vineyards within vineyards, a palette of soil types. Each vintage, the winery releases three Bordeaux-inspired blends: La Muse (Merlot based), La Joie (Cabernet Sauvignon based) and Le Desir (Cabernet Franc based).