Tasting Notes

WA96

Composed of 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Syrah, 23% Grenache and 18% Petit Verdot, the 2014 Audacious has a very deep garnet-purple color and a nose of crushed black currants, blackberry preserves and raspberry tart with hints of baking spices, menthol, cardamom and sandalwood. Full-bodied and full-throttle in terms of flavor and structure in the mouth, it is not a wine for the faint-hearted, but will deliver the goods for the hedonists. Big, bold and, as the name suggests, audacious, it offers a pleasant herbal lift on the finish.

V94

Brilliant violet. Heady aromas of ripe cherry, red and black currant, cigar box and candied rose take on a hint of vanilla as the wine opens up. Bitter cherry, dark berry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors show impressive depth as well as energy, and a vein of juicy acidity adds lift. Firms up on the finish, which clings with excellent tenacity and focus and a repeating vanilla note.

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