Description

Dotted with big rocks, the soil is definitely roja (very red). You might expect the wines to be massive, but they are perfumed, dark, and complex, in the style of Screaming Eagle. In some years we make an Oakville Hillside wine from the rocky terraces that climb the Vaca mountain rangea darker fruited, spicier, chewier expression that bears more resemblance to Dalla Valle. The Cabernet Sauvignon, Tierra Roja Vineyard gives up pronounced cassis, red currant jelly, raspberry leaves and dusty earth scents with nuances of unsmoked cigars, wild thyme and lavender. Medium-bodied…”