About the Red Wine

Heir Apparent is spearheaded by ambitious Dwight Bonewell. Through his vision, Dwight has created an Ultra-Luxury Napa Cab that sources fruit from some of Napa's most prized vineyards. You can pay hundreds of dollars for a bottle of Scarecrow or Cakebread or you can seize the moment and capture this magnificent Bordeaux blend available for a fraction of the original SRP!

That's where we come in, finding Ultra-Luxury brands that sell to a small lot of high-net-worth clients who have an excess of wine. The 2018 Heir Apparent Proprietary Red Napa Valley is the essence of this promising vintage and the continuation of rich history in Napa Valley red wines. 

The turbulent growing seasons for upcoming Napa vintages, 2019 and 2020 have produced more questions than answers. The quality of these wines will be heavily scrutinized and reviewed under every critic's microscope. The time is ripe to stock up on quality vintages like 2015, 2016, and 2018. The opportunities to capture wines from previous years are limited. 

Aging: 40% New French Oak 

Tasting notes: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Malbec, and 25% Merlot. The limited production 2018 Proprietary Red Wine blend shows a deep and dark ruby red appearance. The nose jumps out of the glass with fresh Asian spice aromas intermixed with plum confiture and blackberry note. On the palate, the wine shows its opulence in a brooding and emphatic way. The flavors are intriguing and mix blackberry, fresh red meat, intense violet extract, and plum jam.

Reviews

The 2018 Red Blend Heir Apparent is also terrific. Based on 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and the rest Malbec, it has a complex, up-front, medium to full-bodied style that carries lovely black cherry, redcurrant, new saddle leather, camphor, and tobacco-like aromas and flavors. Playing in the medium to full-bodied end of the spectrum, it has a wonderful sense of elegance, light yet present tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. Enjoy this pleasure-bent yet classic, balanced red blend over the coming 10-15 years. ~92 Jeb Dunnuck

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