Rudd, Oakville Estate Red other_regions_italy fat and stuffed with fruit

fat and stuffed with fruit

the tannins are a bit rustic

But all seems to be in the right place and proportion

4 ha parcel planted in 1963)

My only complaint was the level of oak found in the wine

Rudd, Oakville Estate Red other_regions_italy fat and stuffed with fruitA blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Oakville Estate Proprietary Red Wine was aged for 22 months in French oak barrels, 55% new. Deep garnet purple colored, it sashays out of the glass with flamboyant scents of candied violets, red roses, black raspberries and fragrant earth over a core of cassis, wild blueberries and Morello cherries with a waft of pencil lead. Medium to full bodied, the palate is an exercise in poise,