2018 PURPLE SQUIRREL Cabernet Sauvignon m2 Wines, Lea & Sandeman

PURPLE SQUIRREL

2018 Cabernet Sauvignon m2 Wines

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Grapes Cab Sauv
Colour Red
Origin USA, California
District Lodi
ABV 14.5%

Layne Montgomery is a brilliant winemaker - and funnily enough although we loved his work already - it was not until we tasted this cracking Cabernet did we really realise quite how talented he was! Hi amazing deep, intense but beautifully balanced Zinfandels are epic, but how would he cope with are more famous variety like Cabernet Sauvignon? The answer is he's absolutely got it. This is delicious. Compared to some of the wines we know in Napa; this is restrained. There is some plump depth - but the richness is measured and countered by lovely warm spice and gentle texture. Named in protest at the endless roll-call of silly wine names combining colours and beasts - Layne's - ironic Purple Squirrel is surprisingly serious and sophisticated. A real gem and smarter than you might think. L&S (Jun 2023)

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Aged for 13 months in a mix of mostly neutral American and French oak barrels. Mid crimson. Deep Cab nose – black fruit, plenty of mint. Full, rich palate with fine-grained tannins. Impression of spicy vanilla oak, too, but the fruit has the sturdiness to absorb it with aplomb. Remarkably youthful for a six-year-old wine. You have to like your wines bold and plush, but its velvety charms are quite hard to resist. Drinking range: 2022 - 2028 Rating: 16.5 Oliver Coleman, www.JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2024)

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Layne Montgomery is a charming, colourful character and a very talented winemaker. Self-taught he started this fantastic project in 2004, creating dynamic, artisanal wines from distinctive vineyards on the West side of Lodi, California.

Some vines are now over 100 years old, which is remarkable for this often forgotten part of the wine world. He eschews French oak for American oak. 'French oak is too delicate, he says. 'It's like putting lipstick on John Wayne'.

The wines have simply got better and better as Layne has honed his craft and he is now making stand out wines for the region. When we met him on a balmy August night amongst the vines of Lodi we were immediately enchanted by his stunning wines and amusing, outspoken character. These are wines with personality and a refined sense of place.

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