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19 Block Mountain Cuvée
Mount Veeder · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Malbec · Cabernet Sauvignon · Petit Verdot · Syrah
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Mount Veeder · Napa
- Appellation
- Mount Veeder
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast beef · lamb · game meats · aged cheeses
Rated vintages
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201390 pts
This is an estate-grown blend of 61% Malbec, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Syrah. It sizzles in a mix of huckleberry and blueberry, full-bodied and dusty in tannin. Its juicy and lifted by moderate acidity, with oaky accents of vanilla, nutmeg and clove.
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201088 pts
The blend is mainly Cabernet, with other Bordeaux varieties as well as 11% Syrah. It shows good concentration of black currant flavor wrapped into hard mountain tannins. It's a good, oaky wine, but give it until 2015–2016 in the cellar.