08/07/2024
Aperture Red Blend 2021 ‘Soil Specific’
Wine Type: Red Wine
Grape Varietal: Red Blend
Country of Origin: USA- California
Appellation/Region: Sonoma County
44% Merlot, 27% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc. Hand harvested and “methodically and obsessively sorted.” Aged for 18 months in 50% new French oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. 14.4% alcohol. This wine is composed of all hillside vineyards which helps to keep berry size down and concentration strong.
95+ points, Wine Advocate. “The 2021 Bordeaux Red Blend is the first iteration to include a significant amount of fruit from Farrow Ranch, Aperture’s latest vineyard acquisition. It’s a blend of 44% Merlot, 27% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, and 9% Cabernet Franc and was matured for 18 months in 50% new French oak. It has slowly unfurling scents of red and black currants, chocolate-covered cherries, integrated new oak spices, to***co, and tapenade. The palate is particularly elegant, balancing concentrated, nuanced flavors with a frame of velvety tannins and vibrant acidity that calls you back to the glass. (EB)
95+”
95 points, James Suckling. “Black currant, black mushroom, baking spices, lavender and dried flowers.
Lead pencil. Full-bodied with pretty framing and tension from the French oak and a blend of 44% merlot, 27% malbec, 10% cabernet sauvignon, 10% petit verdot, and 9% cabernet franc. Drink or hold.”
