Robert Foley Vineyards Claret 2019

Opaque purple-black in appearance, perfectly ripe Clone 7 Cabernet Sauvignon provides the base of this delicious Claret blend. Black cherry aromas and flavors flood the mid-palate where the Clone 3 Merlot completes the mouthfeel with a massive middle and silky fine tannin. Acidity, extract, and alcohol are in perfect balance and provide a roundness and lengthy mouthwatering finish which lingers on and on.

The vineyard's flagship wine is made of the best they have – a classic Left Bank Bordeaux-style blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Aged in 35% new French oak barrels, Tronçais forest. Bottle aged since May 2021.

Jeb Dunnuck: 96
Based on 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, the 2019 Claret offers a ripe, full-bodied, incredibly impressive style to go with rocking levels of cassis and darker berry fruits, ripe, velvety tannins, some background espresso and chocolately oak nuances, and the mouthfilling, layered profile of the vintage that make it already impossible to resist. It's a brilliant bottle of wine that brings plenty of classic Foley richness, depth, and opulence. I'd gladly drink a bottle today yet see no reason this shouldn't cruise for 15-20 years if well stored.

Jeb Dunnuck: 96

Based on 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, the 2019 Claret offers a ripe, full-bodied, incredibly impressive style to go with rocking levels of cassis and darker berry fruits, ripe, velvety tannins, some background espresso and chocolately oak nuances, and the mouthfilling, layered profile of the vintage that make it already impossible to resist. It's a brilliant bottle of wine that brings plenty of classic Foley richness, depth, and opulence. I'd gladly drink a bottle today yet see no reason this shouldn't cruise for 15-20 years if well stored.