Pine Ridge, Fortis Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2013 reflecting a quite sunless summer

reflecting a quite sunless summer season

It is just a case of waiting for the nose to open because the palate really shows the potential here

this is very harmonious

100 cases were made of the 2016 Bishop Creek Pinot Noir

is sourced from small parcels scattered around Cuis with northeast exposures

Pine Ridge, Fortis Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2013 reflecting a quite sunless summerThe other 2013 offered in my tasting was the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Fortis, which is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 3% Merlot. An absolutely spectacular offering from Pine Ridge and one of their all time great Cabernet Sauvignons, this prodigious blend has an inky purple color to the rim and a gorgeous nose of charcoal, asphalt, graphite, blueberry, blackberry and cassis, while not a trace of oak seems to make it through. The wine