Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet - 2001 (750ml) Barbera Its dense purple color reveals

Its dense purple color reveals a slight lightening at the edge and the stunning bouquet offers classic notes of creme de cassis

lightly tannic effort will be even better with 1-2 years of bottle age and will keep for 15-20 years

An impressive black/purple color is followed by aromas and flavors of melted licorice and creme de cassis

To that end we are no longer doing a post-fermentation heating of the must and are lowering the percentage of new wood

Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet - 2001 (750ml) Barbera Its dense purple color revealsUndeniably ripe and fleshy, with a pretty scent of cedary oak leading to a supple core of currant and red cherry flavors that are fine and persistent on the finish. Needs time to shed its fine grained tannins. The flavors are long and persistent on the finish, though it shows simpler than it did from barrel. Drink now through 2012. 1,000 cases made. JL Wine Spectator 91 points