2021 Duel Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz
Duel is the idyllic marriage of two distinguished varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. This unique blend varies year to year, seeking to harmonize the deep satisfying fruit and earthy minerality of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz’s vibrancy and exotic spice. Duel is a wine with style, soul, and substance.
Tasting Notes
Taut and densely packed, 2021 Duel delivers its trademark earthiness and spice with notes of currant, black peppercorn, and dried herbs that lift from the glass.
On entry, juicy crushed blackberries and crème de cassis fill the palate, enhanced by intriguing herbal notes off spiced chai, acacia wood, and tobacco lent by Shiraz. Cabernet Sauvignon adds freshness and vibrancy, with impressive tannin and structure.
- composition70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Shiraz
- cooperageAged 20 months in 80% neutral French oak barrels
- winemakerHope Goldie
- appellationDarioush Estate Vineyards in Napa Valley, Mount Veeder, and Oak Knoll
- availability2,100 cases
"Deep garnet-purple colored, it gallops out with energetic notes of crushed blackcurrants and fresh blackberries, leading to hints of black pepper, violets, and garrigue. The full-bodied palate is beguilingly light on its feet with bold freshness and ripe, rounded tannins to support the vibrant black fruit layers, finishing long and peppery..."
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent | Rated 94