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A blend of 61% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec go into the blend for Le Desir, which is inspired by the best wines from St Emilion. Layers of sweet spice, plums, black fruits. Superb structure, balanced acidity. Delicious notes of chocolate, caramel, vanilla with rich plums and black cherries make you keep on coming back for more. Dense, pure, sweet liqueur fruit lingers on the finish."
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Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
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The fruit for this blend of 61% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec came from Chalk Hill (58%) and Alexander Valley (42%). Pierre Seillan believes the Chalk Hill fruit provides a truffle-like character and the Alexander Valley gives minerality, structure, tannin and intensity. The 2008 will be fascinating to taste next to the 2007 over the next 30+ years. Sweet mulberry, blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with notions of black truffles, damp earth and forest floor emerge from this beauty of stunning intensity, purity and texture. The alcohol is 14.4% and the relatively elevated pH is 3.76.
About the producer
The winery was the dream of Jess Jackson, the man who founded the incredibly successful Jackson Family Wines. He, however, wanted to produce truly fine wine in Sonoma County.