2017 Campo di Tenaglia

The 2017 Campo di Tenaglia (100% Cabernet Franc) is a thick and muscular wine with the definition and drive of a racehorse. This beautiful wine has a thick load of black fruit and tarry spice that hits the senses all at once, immediately releasing whichever hormone it is that drives you to involuntarily start the grill and defrost a ribeye steak. Once you've had time to adjust to the power of the wine, you begin to sense the depth and complexity at hand. That inky black fruit breaks down to reveal exotic spice, cured tobacco and black licorice root. The tannins here are a bit softer compared to the other two wines in this series, and this wine is slightly more accessible, but not by much. Only 1,600 bottles were made.