2021 Paraduxx Pintail Napa Valley Red Wine
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The only winery devoted to stylish Napa Valley blends, Paraduxx offers bold and expressive wines to satisfy the modern palate. Fusing the robust flavors of California’s native Zinfandel with the grandeur of Cabernet Sauvignon, the Pintail Blend embraces the best of these varietals. This unique combination results in a wine with rich, full fruit flavors and soft, elegant tannins.
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Wine Profile
Production Notes
Blend Composition: 59% Zinfandel, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker Notes
An homage to our early blends of Napa Valley Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine leaps from the glass with aromas of bright cherry, raspberry, brambly spice and blueberry, as well as sophisticated hints of clove and leather. On the palate, luxurious fresh berry flavors are framed by bright acid and supple, fine-grained tannins, with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and crushed rock minerality emerging on the long, flowing finish.
Production
The 2021 growing season started with a very dry winter, with almost no rain in the month of February. Due to the lack of moisture, there were more frost events, which when combined with an extended period of bloom led to some shatter during cluster formation, resulting in smaller overall yields. Summer brought ideal temperate weather ensuring that the grapes were able to achieve excellent ripeness. While harvest was fairly compressed, with both white and red grapes coming into the winery at the same time, the quality of the fruit was exceptional, producing a stunning vintage of beautifully concentrated wines with deep, alluring colors.
Wine Specs
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Red Blend
Appellation
Napa Valley
Acid
0.58 g/100 ml
pH
3.74
Aging
Aged 18 months in French, Hungarian and American oak 50% new, 50% neutral oak
Alcohol %
14.9
Wine Enthusiast
91
James Suckling
92
