Verite La Muse 2013 I trækasse

"100 points. The wine is amazingly like a great vintage of Petrus..." - Robert Parker

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Har Vérité fra Sonoma i kanonåret 2013 lige skabt verdens bedste Merlot?

"The 2013 growing season was truly a perfect one in Sonoma County. Very little rain during the winter, along with careful pruning and work in the vineyard, was key to controlling the energy of the vines. The growing season was ideal in terms of temperature: an absence of excessive heat allowed for very even ripening. In the spring, the moisture in the soil and the temperature permitted the vines to build a beautiful canopy from budbreak to bloom. Moderate, steady sunshine and temperatures throughout the whole season and cooler nights in August helped balance the acidity and tannins. The 2013 vintage must be one of the top five vintages of Vérité. The wines are intended to age over the next 20 years or more. Harvest took place September 3rd through September 17th."  – Pierre Seillan, Vigneron

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100/100 Robert Parker
” The 2013 La Muse, like all of the 2013s, comes about one-third from Alexander Valley vineyards, 40-plus percent from Chalk Hill, and the rest Knights Valley and Bennett Valley – all high-elevation hillside vineyards. A blend of 89% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Malbec at 14.3% alcohol, the wine is amazingly like a great vintage of Petrus, with mulberry, black cherry, licorice, truffle and unctuous, thick, juicy fruit all present in this full-bodied masterpiece. The tannins are still present. The wine has purity and savory presence and is remarkable. The finish goes on for well past a minute. This wine would probably benefit from 5-8 years of bottle age and last 40-50 years.”

Nyd den til saftigt oksekød, lam, vildtkød eller barbeque. Server ved 16-18°C.

2013 La Muse er skabt på 89% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc og 3% Malbec. Druerne er nøje udvalgt fra hele 40 specifikke mikro-terroirs, beliggende i hhv. Alexander Valley, Chalk Hil, Bennett Valley og Knights Valley. Før gæringen gennemgår druerne 3-4 dages koldmaceration, hvilket fremmer farve og aromatisk finesse. Modnet på 100% nye franske fade, og aftappet uden klaring og filtrering.

Om Vérité

Vérité, et såkaldt ”boutique winery”, blev grundlagt i 1998 af Jackson Family Wines. Vinhuset har hjemme nær Healdsburg i Sonoma County, og her fremstilles tre bordeaux-inspirerede kultvine under kyndig ledelse af den franske vinmager, Pierre Seillan. Det siger vist alt om kvaliteten, at Robert Parker hele tretten gange har belønnet Vérité med sin ”perfect score”, 100 points!

La Muse – et Merlot-blend, som er inspireret af Pomerol.

Le Désir – et Cabernet Franc-blend à la Saint-Émilion.

La Joie - Cabernet Sauvignon-blend med inspiration fra Pauillac.