Country: US / Reserve
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California
Winery: Von Strasser / Diamond Mountain District
This is the biggest, ripest and most expensive of Von Strasser’s new releases and also the least satisfying at the moment. It’s explosive in blackberries, cherries, blueberries, mulberries, chocolate and cedar, and comes across as a bit direct and jammy. Could surprise after 5–6 years in the cellar.