2013 | Palazzo 'Right Bank' Reserve Red | Napa Valley (1.5L) Azienda Agricola Barone Cornacchia Tasted: November 2022

Tasted: November 2022

all balanced by tactile minerality

with aromatic notes of red fruits

this is not your typical Mourvèdre

It bursts from the glass with aromas of pomegranate

2013 | Palazzo 'Right Bank' Reserve Red | Napa Valley (1.5L) Azienda Agricola Barone Cornacchia Tasted: November 2022Given the fact that the 2013 had been in bottle only five weeks when I tasted it, some allowance should be made by readers that it may have been somewhat less expressive, but it certainly strutted its stuff. A blend of 68% Merlot, 24% Cabernet Franc and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has beautifully fragrant, fresh earth, coffee, chocolate, blackberry and cassis notes, a brawny, vigorous, uplifting mouthfeel, a tightly coiled texture, and