Rudd Oakville Estate Red, California, USA 2011 Savoie graphite and brown spices

graphite and brown spices

The varieties of Vlahiko and Bekari culminate in aromas of cigar box

Fincas displays powerful fruit mingled with leather and loamy earth

stony aromas

Rudd Oakville Estate Red, California, USA 2011 Savoie graphite and brown spicesAlthough an infant, the 2011 Proprietary Red Rudd Estate has many of the same qualities of the 2010. Grilled herbs, blackberries and tar are some of the notes that take shape in the glass. The tannins are those of the vintage, as is the wine's mid weight personality, but at the end of the day, this is a great site and the resulting wine is striking in its beauty. Exactly how striking exactly it will be should be much clearer in another year or two. 94