95
points
Journey Red Blend

Matanzas Creek

Journey Red Blend

2016 Sonoma County
Product is historical or directOnly and has a replacement SKU
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Description

Don't stop believing! This rare blend, bottled as the pinnacle expression of Matanzas Creek's red wines, is created from only the best Sonoma County vineyards. A beautiful fruit forward profile of fresh blackberry and boysenberry are intertwined with touches of salty black licorice and dark chocolate. Intriguing aromas of mesquite, dried tarragon, and aged cigar box come together with notes of roasted coffee bean and freshly picked truffles.
Acclaim
95
points
Vinous
AG 5/2019
94+
points
JebDunnuck.com
JD 6/2019
92
points
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
EB 12/2019
This elegant red wine offers layered aromas of dark berries and cedar with hints of dry tarragon. On the palate, coffee and powdered cocoa followed by a silky, textured finish with impeccable acidity.

Aromas

  • Dark Berry Dark Berry
  • Cedar Cedar
  • Tarragon Tarragon

Flavors

  • Coffee Coffee
  • Powdered Cocoa Powdered Cocoa
RECENT TASTING NOTES
Exploring The Best New Releases from Sonoma and Beyond The 2016 Journey Red is powerful, resonant and also light on its feet, with a good bit of aromatic complexity and nuance. Crushed flowers, sweet dark berries, mint, pomegranate and blood orange all run through this super-expressive flagship wine from Matanzas Creek. In the past, Journey has been much more overt, but the 2016 points to a greater emphasis on finesse.
Antonio Galloni, Vinous, 5/2019
Journey Red Blend
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