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Red dry
Vérité 2017 Mix Case - La Muse, La Joie, La Desir - three bottles of Vérité "Bordeaux style" wine from the 2017 vintage (3 × 0.75 l): La Muse, La Joie and Le Désir. The wines are created by Pierre Seillan (Jackson Family Wines) according to the "micro-cru" philosophy - selecting a small part of the harvest from the best plots of Sonoma County and blending them into one precise expression. The 2017 season has matured concentrated but elegant wines with a solid structure and long maturation potential.
The main variety of each cuvée (La Muse - Merlot, La Joie - Cabernet Sauvignon, Le Désir - Cabernet Franc) with small proportions of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, sometimes Malbec/Petit Verdot.
La Muse (Merlot-mostly) - style: rich, velvety, deep. Aromas: black plums, blue berries, cocoa, dark chocolate, violets, sweet tobacco, subtle cedar. Taste: full, creamy texture, ripe, fine tannins; layered, with nuances of graphite and coffee. Aftertaste: very long, stays clean thanks to precise acidity.
La Joie (Cabernet Sauvignon-mostly) - style: the most powerful of the trio, "left bank" character. Aromas: black currants, blueberries, graphite, cedar, sage, pepper, hints of burnt stone/minerality. Taste: firm, with assertive but smooth tannins; precise acidity. Aftertaste: long, with notes of black berries and spices.
Le Désir (Cabernet Franc-mostly) - style: aromatic, noble, most "northern"; precisely vertical structure. Aromas: blackberries, cherries, violets, meadow grasses, graphite, licorice, a subtle background of sweet spices. Taste: lively, penetrating acidity, silky, fine tannins; multi-layered and energetic. Aftertaste: long, mineral, with herbal and cherry notes.
La Muse – 14,2 %.
La Joie – 14,0 %.
Le Désir – 13,8 %.
Serve at 16–18 °C with beef entrecote, lamb, mature hard cheeses, roasted wild poultry with herbs, mushroom dishes. Goes well with beef tenderloin, truffle risotto, duck.
Vérité is one of California's most prestigious wineries, founded in 1998 by legendary wine magnate Jess Jackson (Jackson Family Wines) and French vigneron Pierre Seillan. When asked whether he could create a wine in California to rival Pétrus, Seillan replied: "Why not better?" Thus was born Vérité (French for "truth") – a project uniting Bordeaux winemaking mastery with the exceptional terroirs of Sonoma County. Grapes are selected from around 60 micro-crus across the Alexander Valley, Knights Valley, Chalk Hill and Bennett Valley appellations.
Three wines are created each year: La Muse (Merlot-based, inspired by Pomerol), La Joie (Cabernet Sauvignon-based, inspired by Pauillac) and Le Désir (Cabernet Franc-based, inspired by Saint-Émilion). Vérité wines have earned more than ten perfect 100-point scores from Robert Parker – making this one of the most decorated wine trios of the New World. Today Pierre works alongside his daughter Hélène Seillan, who carries on the family style: deep, velvety, elegant wines with remarkable ageing potential. The 2017 mixed case offers the chance to taste all three creations from a single vintage.
