2021 | Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon | Mount Veeder Lingua Franca it makes me think of

it makes me think of a classical Châteauneuf

plum and dried herbs framed by fine

with hints of cardamom

pungent flowers

the acidity soft yet supportive of the structure

2021 | Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon | Mount Veeder Lingua Franca it makes me think ofThis blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec, and 1% Petit Verdot was aged 22 months in 80% new French oak barrels. Grapes come from Hess's Veeder Hills Vineyard atop its Mount Veeder estate. A full bodied wine teeming with bright and fragrant wild herbs, spearmint, and spring flowers balanced by a more robust palate expression backed by dense and compact tannins laced with dark cocoa, toffee, and espresso bean, finishing with bold dark berry