I passed up this wine many times without purchasing it, maybe it was the name, I don't know. We had a Claret wine before from Mt Pleasant Winery I think, which went great with grilled meat such a hamburgers.
We decided we would like to try another Claret so I decided to give this wine a try and it did not dissapoint! Deep crimson color, on the nose smoke and vanilla with plum and red fruit and a of hint of tobacco. On the palate Some dark fruit including plum with some sweeter vanilla and cocoa. Could be better with another year of bottle age but still a great wine. I think I paid $22, a bit high for this wine in-paticular but a good wine.
You will notice most of Francis Copploa wines have wire wrapped around them, perhaps you have seen this on other Wines as well. Why? you ask. Historically it was to guarantee that the wine in the bottle is what left the winery; because you must break the wire to open the bottle someone couldn't remove the cork, drink the wine, and top it up with some cheaper wine and replace the cork.
Today its just marketing -- makes the wine look different and interesting
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