Ehlers Estate 2021 'Jean Leducq' Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena Chile 5% Cabernet Franc

5% Cabernet Franc

shaved dark chocolate and fresh summer savory

considerable oak and expansively youthful layers of vanilla

The nose exhibits a tsunami of red and black fruits: cranberry

Layers of licorice

Ehlers Estate 2021 'Jean Leducq' Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena Chile 5% Cabernet FrancThe 2021 Leducq is at first quiet on the nose, opening with pomegranate, pencil shavings and baking chocolate, but after a few minutes in the glass another level is revealed, layered with red cherries, fresh spearmint and dried orange peel. It is dynamic, each element fading in and out of the next. In the mouth it is mineral and sanguine, with a crushed rock lining that carries cool blue fruits over silky, fine grained tannins. The flavors continue to