2019 Vérité Le Désir
Producer: Vérité
Region: Sonoma County, CA
Country: USA
Grapes: 83% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot, 5% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2019
ABV: 14.1%
Vivino: 4.5
Drink By: 2042
Occasional Wine Note: We've never seen perfect 100-point scores across multiple wine critics - 3 prominent critics! This Cab Franc is about as good as wine gets, let alone Cabernet Franc. Ripe dark cherries, chocolate, herbs, fantastic tannin, and a finish that when it finally does end, you just want to grab another sip. If any wine is perfect, this just might be it.
Wine Advocate
Critic Score: 100
The 2019 Le Désir is just as stunning as the first time I tasted it from bottle. It's pure and layered, with alluring scents of Morello cherries, dried mushrooms, cigars, sage and aniseed wafting from the glass. The palate strikes a fine balance of concentrated fruit, loads of powdery tannins, and energetic bursts of fresh acidity. It has a deep core of concentrated, perfumed fruit with the first faint touches of umami character and a long finish driven by floral and iron tones. I can't get enough of this wine!
Wine Independent
Critic Score: 100
The 2019 Le Desir is a blend of 83% Cabernet Franc, 8% Merlot, 5% Malbec, and 4% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it skyrockets from the glass with notes of Morello cherries, black raspberries, and wild blueberries, plus hints of lavender, wild sage, crushed rocks, and pencil shavings, with a touch of red roses. Medium-bodied, the palate is ethereal, so amazingly elegant yet remarkably intense, delivering super fine-grained tannins and beautiful freshness, leading to a long and fragrant finish for this gorgeous wine.