by Calla Lily
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by Calla Lily
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In the November-December issue of The Tasting Panel Magazine, the 2015 Audax is reviewed:
95 points, 4 ½ kisses: This estate-bottled Cabernet Sauvignon (with small additions of Merlot, Cab Franc and Malbec) is weighty and powerful. Tobacco, slate and espresso manage to arouse both the nose and a palate whose earthiness transitions to plum coated in bittersweet dark chocolate. Venturing from tightly wound to lush, the wine coasts to a velvet-lined finish accented by notes of leather.
p. 80, https://www.tastingpanelmag.com/the-tasting-panel-magazine-nov-dec-2020/
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