2006 Futo Oakville, Napa

For all our fans out there that have harassed us for the last six weeks, this one’s for you. We do appreciate the encouragement! Several of you were able to taste this little gem with us about two weeks ago at Wine Styles on Louetta Rd in North Houston.

This wine is a rockstar, with only 374 cases produced, it brings the whole band with it.

David Abreu and Jason Exposto make this wine and really amaze me as much as the grapes do. They have done a spectacular job letting the land and fruit do their thing. Sometimes, it is a hard thing to do – to let simplicity do its thing. These guys have done the hard part… and we get the best!

The nose of this wine as divulged by J. Heck was full of dark fruits, blackberry, dark cherry, and black currant which stood out along with Spanish cedar, toasty oak, white pepper, mushroom and rocky minerals from the river bed. The pallet was full-bodied, but round, with well integrated tannins and a great well balanced generous finish. The finish was quite long and beautiful. This is an extremely complex wine with so much room to grow. It is easy to see why it is considered a ‘cult’ wine.

Paul C – 95
Jimmy H – 96+
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