
- Colour Red
- Producer Fortunate Son
- Region Napa Valley
- Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
- Drinking 2024 - 2045
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
2018 - Fortunate Son The Diplomat - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Fortunate Son
- Region Napa Valley
- Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
- Drinking 2024 - 2045
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Now
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Wine Advocate, December 2021, Score: 96
Jayson Woodbridge calls this a “21st Century Claret.” The blend is mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with a good dollop of Merlot and a dash of Petite Sirah. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon The Diplomat comes skipping out with bright notes of Morello cherries, mulberries, and black raspberries, over a profound core of warm cassis, hoisin and blackberry pie, with wafts of licorice and unsmoked cigars. The generous, full-bodied palate is soft and plush, featuring a powerful black fruit core with a lively backbone and loads of layers on the earthy finish. Drink 2024-2046.
Producer
Fortunate Son
Region
Napa Valley
This small town north of San Francisco has grown up to be one of California’s most famous wine regions. It is home to opulent Cabernets and sweetly-spiced Zinfandels, grown across many sub-regions including Stags Leap, Rutherford, Oakville and others. Cooling ocean fogs roll in from the Pacific at night and burn off in the summer sunshine, keeping the region cooler than you would expect for its latitude, and help produce some of the best Californian wines. Napa wines have the concentration and structure to age magnificently.