2021 Bryant Estate Bettina

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The 2021 Bettina Proprietary Red Wine—66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot—hits all the lofty expectations I had for it out of barrel. Ripe black cherries are perfectly complemented by faintly leafy, herbal-tea notes and hints of violets on the nose, while the palate is full-bodied, round and rich. A blend of fruit from David Abreu's Madrona Ranch in Saint Helena and his Las Posadas on Howell Mountain, it's expansive and generous in the mouth, with a long, velvety finish that showcases the exceptionally fine-grained tannins achieved in this vintage. Wow." 100 The Wine Advocate