While there is no bricking yet in evidence it probably will not be much longer before there is
12% Cabernet Franc and 9% Petit Verdot shows notes of burning embers/charcoal
As is the case with several wines in the range
In most cases I prefer the younger ten or twenty year Tawnys to the ancient forty to fifty year old wines
espresso and grilled herbs flesh out on the huge finish
Colgin IX Estate 2013 (Ex-Winery) While there is no brickingAnother perfect wine from Ann Colgin and her winemaking team is the 2013 IX Proprietary Red Estate, a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. An absolutely compelling wine, with notes of lead pencil shavings, spring flowers, blueberry, blackberry and cassis, it has the full smorgasbord of black and blue fruits, wonderfully integrated, toasty oak, acidity and tannin, a floral note that is unmistakable, and