Yorkville Cellars Richard the Lion-Heart Rennie Vineyard

No notes taken. Decanted 1 hr. On the edge of her fruit. but still classic modern CA and smooth. 85 pts.

Look: Good cork, lt. sediment. Med to brick red rim. Thick 14% legs. Nose: Butterscotch, alcohol, vanilla, cedar, cinammon, sweet red cherry, cocoa, milk chocolate, black cherry, blackberry. Body: 1.5% milk. Taste: Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc?; Cedar, leaves, old plum, boysenberry, cherry. Sweet smooth style. Black cherry, vanilla. Finish: 50 secs. Summary: Nice sweet style blend. Smooth. Drink now. With or without food (but food a plus). Some snappy tart and tannins on the end. 88 pts.

Still lots of fruit and tannin. Not a whole lot of oak. In fact none discernible at all, which is great. A little acidic, but this wine still has a lot of aging ahead of it. Looking forward to drinking the rest of my bottles over the next 10+ years.