
- Colour
- Red
- Producer
- Fortunate Son
- Region
- Napa Valley
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
- Drinking
- 2024 - 2045
- Case size
- 6x75cl
- Available Later
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 Later
- Pricing
- Retail
- In Bond
- Pricing Info
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Tasting Notes
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Wine Advocate, December 2021,
Score: 96Jayson 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.
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.