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    92 Points
    Editors’ Choice
    Lucas & Lewellen 2021 The Lost Grape Valley View Vineyard Carménère (Santa Ynez Valley)

    The country of Chile saved the Bordelaise variety Carménère from extinction by phylloxera, and now places like the Santa Ynez Valley dabble in the grape as well. This bottling, which includes 15% of Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon, offers dried aromas of blackberry, smoke and wet mud on the nose. The palate shows more complexity, pairing baked boysenberry and toasted wood with cocoa, pencil shavings and ample tannins.

    — M.K. Published 7/1/2024
  • Wine enthusiast logo
    92 Points
    Editors’ Choice
    Lucas & Lewellen 2021 The Lost Grape Valley View Vineyard Carménère (Santa Ynez Valley)

    The country of Chile saved the Bordelaise variety Carménère from extinction by phylloxera, and now places like the Santa Ynez Valley dabble in the grape as well. This bottling, which includes 15% of Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon, offers dried aromas of blackberry, smoke and wet mud on the nose. The palate shows more complexity, pairing baked boysenberry and toasted wood with cocoa, pencil shavings and ample tannins.

    — M.K. Published 7/1/2024
  • Wine enthusiast logo
    92 Points
    Editors’ Choice
    Lucas & Lewellen 2021 The Lost Grape Valley View Vineyard Carménère (Santa Ynez Valley)

    The country of Chile saved the Bordelaise variety Carménère from extinction by phylloxera, and now places like the Santa Ynez Valley dabble in the grape as well. This bottling, which includes 15% of Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon, offers dried aromas of blackberry, smoke and wet mud on the nose. The palate shows more complexity, pairing baked boysenberry and toasted wood with cocoa, pencil shavings and ample tannins.

    — M.K. Published 7/1/2024
  • Wine enthusiast logo
    92 Points
    Editors’ Choice
    Lucas & Lewellen 2021 The Lost Grape Valley View Vineyard Carménère (Santa Ynez Valley)

    The country of Chile saved the Bordelaise variety Carménère from extinction by phylloxera, and now places like the Santa Ynez Valley dabble in the grape as well. This bottling, which includes 15% of Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon, offers dried aromas of blackberry, smoke and wet mud on the nose. The palate shows more complexity, pairing baked boysenberry and toasted wood with cocoa, pencil shavings and ample tannins.

    — M.K. Published 7/1/2024