From a cool part of the Oakville appellation (near Beckstoffer’s Missouri Hopper and Vine Hill Ranch), this is rich and creamy but has an almost Pomerol-like sensibility to it – tightly wound, highly complex, with terrific balance and layered flavors that unfold over time. We tasted this a ways back at the Oakville Grower’s Association tasting, after fighting our way through the rest of the Napa Valley winemakers wanting to get a sample, and wow, did it live up to the hype! Like so many of Christian’s Napa wines, this screams Bordeaux, Right Bank in this case, to our palates. We have just five cases on this 95 point beauty.Bordeaux elegance wrapped in Napa’s polished and profound cloak. From the legendary vintner behind Dominus Estate here in Napa, (and a little estate in Pomerol called Chateau Petrus), Christian Moueix is the wizard behind the curtain at Ulysses – a rising star in Napa’s cult cab game.
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