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2018 Firebelle

Wine Details
Place of Origin

United States

Napa

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintages
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Drinking Window

2022 - 2032

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One of the most thoughtful and engaging winemakers of his generation, Dan Petroski continues to do brilliant work at Larkmead. Petroski told me the 2017s were marked by small berries and high extractability, which led him to shorten macerations in order to not over-extract. In 2018, the inverse was true. The wines extracted slowly, and therefore required more time on the skins. In tasting, the 2017s have developed pretty much as I had expected they would. I find more delineation and site character in the 2018s, but both vintages are hugely appealing.