2019 Vaughn Duffy Old River Red Coteaux du Layon comLustrous mid ruby

comLustrous mid ruby

It's going to round into form with just a few years of bottle age but have decades of prime drinking

so much so that it belies that backbone underneath

very much still on its primary intensity

2019 Vaughn Duffy Old River Red Coteaux du Layon comLustrous mid rubyStyle: Three varietals sourced from three different, unique vineyards. The base is Carignane (57%) from a vineyard planted 80 years ago outside of Ukiah in Mendocino Co. Then comes old vine Zinfandel (35%) from a vineyard located in the foothills east of the town of Hopland, also in Mendocino. The rest is Petite Sirah from Sonoma Co.s Knights Valley AVA. Each of the components were separately fermented and aged in 45% new French and American oak