J Wilkes Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
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Dense, ripe enticing classic cabernet aromas abound. Black Currant, ripe black cherry, toffee, fresh ground coffee, cigar box and baking spices.
Black berry fruits on the entry with echoes of fig and raspberry jam, a bit of mocha and sweet pipe tobacco and finishing with persistent cherry, crushed violets and tannins built to age.
Pair with grilled pork, eggplant, Portobello mushrooms, or a cheese plate of ripe Camembert, Tomme, and Blue cheese
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Chalky, spice-dusted fruit and a sense of salinity set a dramatic stage for this meaty, dynamic wine to shine with ripe plum backed by plum-skin tannins. Tonguecoating notes of boysenberry– vanilla cream add weight to the already plush texture.
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. Dark fruit and tar aromas show on the nose of this bottling, which comes from French Camp Vineyard in the southeastern corner of the wider Paso Robles appellation. There is an impressively thick and luxurious mouthfeel to the palate, where baked plum, dark strawberry and light licorice flavors align
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After a long and rewarding career as a salesman, grape grower and ambassador for Santa Maria and Paso Robles wine, Jeff Wilkes decided to try his hand at winemaking.
He went to his long-time employer and friend, Steve Miller, with a proposal to create wines that focused on California’s Central Coast, through the lens of two of its sub-AVA’s, Santa Maria and Paso Robles Highlands.
Jeff launched his namesake label in 2001 and immediately received critical acclaim. He continued on that path until his untimely passing in 2010. Inspired by Jeff’s vision and moved by their friendship, the Miller family decided to continue the J. Wilkes label as a tribute to Jeff’s passion.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
