Like you always say, it’s not a private-school fundraiser until someone throws a punch. To the great dismay of the superintendent, the scrum is upending trays of red velvet macarons and auction ready gift baskets. Benefactors in chocolate-lapelled jackets grappling over pepper-plum tortes. Punch-soaked valedictorians wielding cognac lamb chops like hatchets. Dark-fruit haymakers full of menace and mille-feuille. And by the time the smoke has settled and they’re searching for the provocateur, you’re already in the parking lot, sipping bourbon with the custodians.
93 Points, Wine Advocate
The 2021 Milk & Honey is a blend of 72% Tempranillo, 19% Syrah, 7% Mourvèdre and 2% Petit Verdot matured for 18 months in 84% new French oak. It has slowly blossoming scents of blackcurrant, coffee, chocolate, aniseed and garrigue. The full-bodied palate has youthfully coiled, mineral-laced fruit. It has chalky tannins, bright acidity and a long, savory finish. It will benefit from a few years in bottle. 1,030 cases were made.
