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2014 2016 FORCE MAJEUREESTATE GROWN ÉPINETTE RED WINE BLEND ÈPINETTE Our Red Mountain Right-bankRED MOUNTAINBordeaux inspired blend, “Épin- ette,” spent 22 months in 65% new French oak after a long macera- tion and fermentation in both concrete and stainless steel vats. The blend changes each vintage, either being dominated by Merlot or Cabernet Franc. Bottled unfined and unfiltered. I loved the 2016 Epinette from barrel, and it certainly doesn't disappoint from bottle. Sporting a deep purple color as well as a huge bouquet of blackcurrants, black cherries, smoked earth, chocolate, and cedary spice, this ﬂamboyant, powerful beauty hits the palate with loads of fruit, has sweet tannins, no hard edges, 46% Merlot / 35% Cabernet Franc / building tannins, and a huge ﬁnish. It's one seriously pleasure-bent 16% Cabernet Sauvignon / 3% Petit Verdot Fermented in concrete effort that has another 10-15 years of prime drinking.“– 96 points, and stainless closed top tanks Jeb Dunnuck 65% new French oak Native yeast, 3-5 day cold soaks, up to 25 day macerations Merlot and Franc received more punch-downs “Dark full ruby. Violet lift to the aromas of blackberry, black while Cabernet received more pumpovers rasp-berry, licorice, subtle peppery herbs and minerals. 100% free run Wonderfully plush but youthfully unevolved, conveying a 310 cases produced smoother texture and more class than the Cabernet, as well as a deeper kernel of primary fruit despite the fact that this is a Bordeaux blend and not a vari-etal Cabernet Sauvignon. A bit less thick and overwhelming than the Cabernet, and more complex and delineated. Finishes with big tongue- and tooth- saturating tannins that are a bit more suave than those of the Cabernet.“ - 94 points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media WWW.FM-WINE.COM | 425-892-9848 | [email protected].

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