The Crane Assembly St Helena USA Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Château Marquis d'Alesme and exotic

and exotic

yet it shows such polished and lively tannins

I especially admire its understated personality

It has a medium-bodied palate with abundant fine-grained tannins but with a different texture from the wines from granite soils

The Crane Assembly St Helena USA Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 Château Marquis d'Alesme and exoticThe 2019 G. B. Crane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon pours a deep garnet core with a vivacious ruby red rim. Immediate aromatics of cassis, pluot, black cherry, garrigue and sweet oak come from the glass. Layered notes of raspberry, dark chocolate and blackberry are wrapped within a silky smooth and elegant body with intensity and energy. The consistent tension of acidity keeps the palate balanced with ripe tannins and lengthy closing notes of black