Freemark Abbey, Napa Cabernet Bosche Vintage:2009 The Ca' Marcanda 2017 Bolgheri

The Ca' Marcanda 2017 Bolgheri Rosso Camarcanda is Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the Gaja family estate in Bolgheri

underbrush and cool red berry scents to shine

earth and a whiff of the sauvage

finessed and fine

but not crisp

Freemark Abbey, Napa Cabernet Bosche Vintage:2009 The Ca' Marcanda 2017 BolgheriDeep garnet purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Bosch Vineyard comes prancing out of the glass with showy Black Forest cake, blackberry pie and blackcurrant cordial scents with hints of unsmoked cigars, pencil lead, olives and morello cherries. Medium to full bodied, it has a lovely ripe, rounded tannin texture and layers of black fruits and herbal accents, finishing on a perfumed note. 2,021 cases were made.