Antinori Family Estate Antica Napa Valley - 2007 (750ml) Echezeaux 95 points Wine Enthusiast

95 points Wine Enthusiast

The wine shows typical Malmesbury Syrah flavours on the nose with intense spicy notes which is supported by ripe plum

it’s a classic Chateauneuf that will continue to drink nicely for another decade

possibly improve for another 15 years

and the blend was a classic combination of 70% Merlot and the rest primarily Cabernet Franc and a tiny dollop of Cabernet Sauvignon

Antinori Family Estate Antica Napa Valley - 2007 (750ml) Echezeaux 95 points Wine EnthusiastGrown on Antinori's original property, high on Atlas Peak, although you'd never know it from searching the front or back labels. It's a very fine wine, dry and elegantly constructed, with little of the baby fat over the topness that affects some Napa Cabs. Within that firm structure are extraordinarily complex blackberry, black currant and spicy plum flavors. Delicious now despite the firm tannins, and should develop over the next 810 years, at least