Tasting Notes
"A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec, Le Désir represents the grace and opulence of the best St. Emilion-style wines. A deep claret color is followed by a sweet, black fruit nose. Le Désir’s complex character continues with ripe blackberry flavors that are surprisingly soft given the intensity of the fruit. This wine embodies a truly remarkable integration of wood, acidity, alcohol and tannin."
- Pierre Seillan, Vigneron

Acclaim
95 Points, The Wine Advocate, Robert Parker, Jr., December 2003
"The 2001 Le Desir is another enormously concentrated, sweet yet elegant, medium to full-bodied effort revealing intense notes of red, black, and blue fruit intermixed with camphor, lead pencil shavings, and spice box characteristics. Rich and intensely flavored yet remarkably light on its feet for such power, with beautifully integrated wood, acidity, alcohol, and tannin in the long finish, it will provide immense pleasure if drunk between 2004-2025."

Specifics
Composition: 48% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Source: 100 % Sonoma County
Oak: 15 months barrel aging in 100% New French oak
Alcohol: 14.1%
TA: 0.56
pH 3.68