Nested inside California’s Paso Robles district alongside the Central Coast, Continental Vineyards (CV) is a sister label to Damaged Earth Vineyard, releasing solely wines sourced from its property vineyards, produced in extremely restricted editions and solely throughout distinctive classic years. Right now, we’re taking a better take a look at the most recent vintages in its portfolio, all launched in 2024.
2019 CV Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve – Dense with layers of licorice and ripe strawberry on the nostril. With time they’re accompanied by delicate layers of cocoa powder, rose petals and a contact of graphite. The juicy palate stuffed with purple fruit leads the cost however ultimately, nuances of cracked black pepper, oak and leather-based peek via. Some plum and chocolate linger round on the end for a substantial period of time, and balanced acidity and tannins present glorious construction all through. With a restricted version of 123 circumstances, discovering this might show tough at your native retailer. Nevertheless, must you discover a bottle within the wild, decide one up and put it away for a yr or so. Will probably be properly definitely worth the wait. A
2019 CV Cabernet Franc Reserve – With the phrase “Reserve” affixed to this wine, it’s straightforward to imagine that opulence is the secret right here, and certainly it’s. Lush cherry and concentrated cranberry aromas up entrance lead the cost because the wine develops, with a contact of chocolate slowly showing within the glass. The palate shifts from purple to darkish fruit with a contact of cassis resembling a higher-end Malbec from Argentina, with darkish chocolate and a contact of spice pushing via the creamy tannins on subsequent sips. A-
2020 CV Studium Pink Reserve – A proprietary mix whose building is equally enigmatic as its identify (Latin for “home of studying”), this wine discovered itself in the home of impartial French oak for 12 months after which transferred to second-year French oak for an indeterminate period of time. I usually don’t try such feats of deduction, but when I needed to guess there’s actually a little bit of Petit Verdot and probably Merlot at play right here. A beneficiant quantity of cherry and raspberry on the nostril work properly with a palate that provides notes of pepper and oak over time. Good acidity and tender tannins let the fruit shine proper via to a end that turns barely floral and earthy, however by no means sufficient to develop into a nuisance. B+
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2019 CV Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
$80
