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Rudd Oakville Estate, 2010, in 3 Litre

Home to some of the most sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon in America, Napa Valley’s Oakville District stretches across the center of Napa's valley floor and foothills between the Vaca and Mayacamas Mountains. This AVA is home to the legendary To Kalon Vineyard and Martha's Vineyard, as well as many powerhouse wineries including Rudd, Screaming Eagle, Opus One, and Groth.

Oakville wines are known for their silky, sensual textures, structured tannins, dark and brooding fruit and lovely aromatics. These age-worthy and prestigious wines are favored by collectors throughout the world. 

Here’s a perfect example for you, a Rudd 2010 Bordeaux blend in 3 Litre:

The serious, substantial and complex Rudd 2010 Oakville Estate is a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot and Malbec. This blend was aged in 100% new oak and exhibits attractive notes of spring flowers, forest floor, licorice, black currants and graphite. It is medium to full-bodied and seriously endowed. It is beautifully pure and textured and the fruit notes offered in this stylish, classy, noble wine can be enjoyed for two decades.

Item Special Note

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