Daou Vineyards Soul Of A Lion Adelaida District Red Blend 2017

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Glass-staining ruby. Powerful, oak-tinged black currant, cherry, candied rose, pipe tobacco and mocha scents are accompanied by succulent herb and mineral flourishes. Sappy and seamless on the palate, offering deeply concentrated but energetic bitter cherry, dark berry liqueur, vanilla and licorice flavors that unfurl slowly through the midpalate. Youthful but well-knit tannins frame an extremely long, sweet finish that features resonating spice, mineral and floral notes. The interplay of power and finesse here is quite marvelous. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2020)

Glass-staining ruby. Powerful, oak-tinged black currant, cherry, candied rose, pipe tobacco and mocha scents are accompanied by succulent herb and mineral flourishes. Sappy and seamless on the palate, offering deeply concentrated but energetic bitter cherry, dark berry liqueur, vanilla and licorice flavors that unfurl slowly through the midpalate. Youthful but well-knit tannins frame an extremely long, sweet finish that features resonating spice, mineral and floral notes. The interplay of power and finesse here is quite marvelous. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, December 2020)

9.6

Henry Fuseler

7/2024. Full of fruit. Feels so good on the palate. Bold and a nice finish.

7/2024. Full of fruit. Feels so good on the palate. Bold and a nice finish.

9.2

Andy Hall

Showed the restraint of a teenage schoolboy and opened this mag too early. A lot of years of development still to come. Was very good now though.

Showed the restraint of a teenage schoolboy and opened this mag too early. A lot of years of development still to come. Was very good now though.

9.3

Andy Hall

Great Thanksgiving day mag. Bright red fruit on the nose and palette. Very food friendly.

Great Thanksgiving day mag. Bright red fruit on the nose and palette. Very food friendly.

9.3

Laura Davis

So good!

So good!

9.0

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