Booker Vineyard HARVEY & HARRIET RED BLEND 750ml 2019
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Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Booker Vineyard |
Origin | United States, Central Coast, Paso Robles |
Alcohol/vol | 14.5% |
Winery notes: Eric Jensen of Booker Vineyard and My Favorite Neighbor created this wine in honor of his parents. In a world of pricey Cabernet blends, Eric’s hardworking, honest, salt-of-the-earth parents would have never been able to drink a decent wine. This is meant to be your every-day drinker. This Bordeaux style blend sources from the best vineyard sites, uses the best barrels, and the best team in winemaking.
Wine Advocate
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Deep ruby-purple, the 2019 Harvey & Harriet has beguiling crushed red and black cherries, tar, coffee beans and dark spicy and savory accents on the nose. Full-bodied but light on its feet and easy to drink, it offers a fine balance of powerful fruit intensity and seamless freshness, a style that will appeal to a wide range of red-wine drinkers, from lovers of Zinfandel to fans of Cabernet.
Jeb Dunnuck
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As to the reds, the 2019 Harvey and Harriet can be thought of as the more approachable, lush red in the lineup, and it always seems more black fruit-driven than the straight Cabernet Sauvignon. Blackberries, sweet tobacco, cedar, and some floral violet nuances define the nose, and it’s medium to full-bodied, with a beautiful texture and silky tannins. It’s a smoking value, and while it has plenty of up-front charm, it certainly has a decade or more of overall longevity.
Wine Enthusiast
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This is a study of darkness from the front to back. The wine begins with charred meat, packed violet, elderberry-paste and straight-up charcoal aromas on the nose. The palate pairs dried meat with black, almost bitter fruits, all clinging to a very firm structure.