2005 Levy & McClellan Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend beef blood and spice

beef blood and spice

It finishes long with an herbal lift

super clean with lime fruit and chalky notes

Fermentation begins with naturally occurring yeasts

2005 Levy & McClellan Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend beef blood and spiceA limited production of a very powerful and massive wine from two of Californias most famous winemaking gurus, Bob Levy and Martha McClellan, this wine remains primordial and backward, especially for a 2005. Loads of graphite notes interwoven with cassis, new saddle leather, blackberry and earth are impressive. It may sound unusual, but what came to mind is tasting some of the more recent vintages of Chteau Montrose in St Estphe in Bordeaux. This wine