TASTING NOTES
Nose: Fragrant spice, blackberry and a hint of licorice
Palate: Strikingly smooth, with dark fruit and fine, textural tannins
Character: Dense, dark and supple, with a fine Mendoza dust to the texture
VARIETAL
Malbec
REGION
Grown high in the Andes of Mendoza, Argentina
WINEMAKING
The fruit is chilled and shipped by sea to the Wagner family in Napa, where it is made in the Caymus style. Aged 14 months in French oak, 50% of it new
THE NAME
Red Schooner carries no vintage date. It is identified instead by the voyage it travelled on, and Voyage 11 is the 2021 fruit
*Argentine fruit, Napa winemaking, and an ocean crossing in between.*
