The colour of this wine has never been as “Provence” as this year: very pale with a salmon hue
This wine is aging very well right now and likely in the prime window of drinkability
developing fruity aromatics while maintaining bright acidity
I can detect a nice savouriness on the mid palate which leads to a long and spicy finish including bold and rugged tannins
This wine has to be the best QPR Syrah on the market
2018 Da Silva Cabernet Franc “Avila Family Vineyard” spaghetti Bolognese The colour of this wineThe 2018 Cab Franc is another Da Silva classic, and one of my favourites of the entire portfolio. 36 months in barrels with an even split of French and American oak. Gracious and classy, this wine also shows some power and a great level of concentration. On the nose, very expressive aromas of ripe raspberry, red currants, tomato leaves, milk chocolate, dried thyme and sagebrush. The palate offers dark cherry, blackberry, red pepper, red currants,