Siaurac other_regions_italy 40% Merlot and 20% Cabernet

40% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc spent 14 months in French oak

Finishes long

plus barrels that had been less highly toasted

Juicy and vinous

Siaurac other_regions_italy 40% Merlot and 20% CabernetThe 2005 Siaurac is such a pleasant surprise. At fifteen years of age, it is at a gorgeous plateau of maturity. Cedar, tobacco, dried black cherry and worn in leather are the signatures of a wine with a fair bit of bottle age, and yet the 2005 clearly has enough freshness to drink well for another decade. There is a bit of angularity in the tannin, perhaps because of the extraction and or cooperage, but I am willing to look past that because the wine