AMUSE BOUCHE® Amuse Bouche Red Blend 2012 [1.5 L MAGNUM] (Napa Valley, California) – [ST 91] [RP 90+] – 6058259251359

Notes from the Winemaker:

We confess… We went French this vintage. On the art, that is! We couldn’t resist. For our Amuse Bouche 2012, we commissioned celebrated Parisian artist, Marc Clauzade, to create the gorgeous painting featured on this label: Le Bar à Vin

We harvested the Amuse Bouche 2012 on October 2 from our lofty vineyards in the east Rutherford Hills of Napa Valley. The blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc is currently resting in a combination of Taransaud, Radoux and Gamba cooperage, awaiting its March 2014 bottling date. 575 cases were produced. We will ship your wine in the fall 2014, weather permitting.

95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc Pomerol Style Blend
Aged in a combination of Taransaud, Radoux and Gamba cooperage
Production 575 cases

91 Points – Stephen Tanzer:
“The 2012 Amuse Bouche Napa Valley Red Wine is dark, supple and expressive, with lovely mid-palate pliancy, depth and resonance. Silky tannins support a super expressive, nuanced finish laced with hints of dark red cherry and plum.” – Antonio Galloni (September 2014)

90+ Points – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate:
“The 2012 Proprietary Red Amuse Bouche offers juicy blue and red fruits along with surprisingly noticeable acidity, good cleanliness and purity, and a style that falls somewhere between a French Bordeaux and a Napa red wine. Although still youthful, it displays a potential for plenty of aromatic complexity, medium to full body, and savory flavors. The wine has yet to reveal its considerable potential, so give it several more years of bottle age and drink it over the following 10-15 years.” – Robert M. Parker, Jr. (Oct 2014)