Red Heads 2006 Esule SASep07

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Red Heads 2006 Esule SASep07 is a Bordeaux blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance being Cabernet Franc. The wine was to be sealed under screwcap when it was bottled the next week and will sell for $39.99 when it is released. The name Esule means “outcasts”, or someone who lives in a dumpster, and Cabernet Franc in some ways fits this description. The bouquet shows dark fruit with bright floral aromatics including violets, together with mushroom oak. It's a full-bodied, firm, tight, solid wine that is well-backed by abundant tannins. Blackcurrant, blackberry, coffee, chocolate and tar/charry characters complete the package. The wine has been aged in 100% French oak and is rated as Excellent with *** for value; it should reach its peak drinking window in 2013.