Summers
Summers Checkmate
Bordeaux-style Red Blend · Napa Valley, US
From public reviewers
6reviews
92median pts
$100median price
This Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend is a best-of-barrels selection from Summers' various Cabs throughout Napa Valley. It's unquestionably a big wine, densely packed with blackberry, cherry and dark chocolate flavors. It's also very young. The tannins pack a real punch. New oak, to the tune of 100%, is apparent in the buttered toast richness. Don't drink it now, good as it is. Give it until 2014, and it will develop long beyond that. || Held back for four-plus years before release, this Bordeaux blend has become sof…
Source: Wine Enthusiast
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