Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon TD-9 Napa Valley 2022 sku_2465884-1 Lepanto brandy is a solera

Lepanto brandy is a solera gran reserva brandy from Spain

The wine is intense on the palate

the palate is a bracing crush of white grapefruit and lime flavors that intensify through the long finish

it needs a couple of years to come into balance

Rondinella 10%

Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon TD-9 Napa Valley 2022 sku_2465884-1 Lepanto brandy is a solera95pts Wine Enthusiast A full bodied while refined Cabernet Sauvignon, the TD9 cuve delivers the strength and generosity so characteristic of Shafer wine. Aromas and flavors of cassis, ripe blackberries and freshly cracked pine fill the mouth, leading into a lengthy and expressive finish of graphite and warming spices. 94pts Jeb Dunnuck So full bodied, broad and ripe tasting. It gives a mouthful of indulgent fruit flavors on an agreeable texture.