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98 -James Suckling -

This is really mesmerizing to taste with plums, currants, turmeric and nutmeg on the nose and palate. Some juniper, too. Turns to mineral and stone. Pure fruit. Full-bodied, yet tight and composed with beautiful, ripe fruit that remains cool and poised. Firm, lightly chewy tannins. March 2021 release. This needs at least three or four years to come around. Try after 2024.

97 -Jeb Dunnuck -

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, the 2017 Cariad is another sensational wine from Allison Tauziet. It offers a beautiful blue fruit character as well as plenty of violets, tobacco, dark chocolate, and gravelly earth. This beauty is full-bodied, incredibly pure and focused, brilliantly balanced, and has a great, great finish. It needs a solid 4-5 years of bottle age and, as with the Tychson Hill, I suspect will still be drinking beautifully at age 30.

96+ -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

Composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Cariad displays a very deep purple-black color. It bursts from the glass with an immediately compelling first waft of blueberry compote, plum preserves, licorice and fertile loam with emerging hints of candied violets, mossy tree bark, oolong tea and cinnamon stick. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is surprisingly elegant with a firm backbone of ripe, finely pixilated tannins and bold freshness, featuring all the black fruit layers suggested on the nose arranged with beautiful composure, finishing very long on a provocative iron ore note.

95 -Vinous Media -

Colgin's 2017 Cariad opens with captivating aromatics and tons of sheer presence. In 2017, the Cariad has less Merlot than is typical, while the Franc is on the higher side - a combination that gives the wine much of its lift and overall feel. Racy and nuanced to the core, Cariad is endowed with a feeling of soaring intensity that is hard to fully describe. It is another positively brilliant wine in this range of 2017s from Colgin.

94 -Wine Spectator -

Technical Details

Blend 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot
Winemaker Allison Tauziet
Country US
Region California
Sub Region North Coast
Appellation Napa Valley
Vineyard Cariad vineyard
Farming Method Sustainable Practices
Alcohol 14.9%
Production 500 cases

Colgin Cellars Cariad Napa Valley 2017

Name: Colgin Cellars Cariad Napa Valley 2017
Brand: First Bottle
SKU: 1012202
Price: 315.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Proprietary Blends | California

JS98, JD97, WA96+, VN95, WS94

Sustainable Practices

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Colgin’s 2017 Cariad is a seamless Bordeaux-style blend that marries elegance with gravitas. Notes of cassis, graphite, tobacco, and violets unfold in a refined, layered texture that speaks to the precision of Ann Colgin’s winemaking. It’s a captivating and sophisticated Napa blend with both immediate beauty and decades of aging potential.

About The Producer

Cariad 2017 is a seamless Bordeaux-style blend that weaves Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot into a tapestry of complexity. Aromas of cassis, violets, graphite, and cocoa powder flow into a structured yet silky palate. Balanced and age-worthy, it epitomizes Colgin’s artistry and Napa Valley refinement.

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