2017 Vérité Assortiment kist (Joie, Muse, Désir)

This unique Vérité assortment box is a box for the enthusiast (or investor). This mixed case contains 3 bottles in total, one bottle of each type. All from 2017 and with extremely high scores. Below the links you will find the reviews from Parker, Suckling and Vinous about the 3 wines

Winemakers Jess Jackson (of Kendall-Jackson) and Pierre Seillan met in the '90s. Seillan worked at several châteaux in Bordeaux (including Château Lassègue), but felt limited by the regulations in Bordeaux. When Jackson asked him if he wanted to make wine in Sonoma, California, he knew immediately. With his knowledge of the grape varieties from Bordeaux, he set out to create three Bordeaux blends, each in very small quantities. The three wines have frequently achieved 100 points at Wine Advocate. Winemaker Pierre Seillan is currently transferring the winery to his daughter Hélène.

Le Désir is Cabernet Franc-dominated and receives 100 points twice, from Wine Advocate and James Suckling!
La Muse is Merlot-dominated.
La Joie is Cabernet Sauvignon dominated.

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The Wine Advocate
RP99
Reviewed by:
Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Drink Date:
2024 - 2050
“Our Malbec in 2017 was awesome, it usually gives the spice,” Pierre Seillan told me during the tasting of the 2017s with his daughter and one day successor, Helene. “But this year, we didn't need it. The alcohol is only 14.2% this year—it has the energy, the minerality. I think it will age for 40 years at least. I think it is the best I've made.”
Composed of 100% Merlot for the first time this year, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2017 La Muse rolls sensuously out of the glass with scents of black raspberries, Black Forest cake, boysenberries and cinnamon toast, followed by nuances of a garrigue , forest floor, beef drippings and clove oil. Medium to full-bodied, the richly fruited palate slowly builds in the mouth to a crescendo of black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, framed by exceptionally ripe, round tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Stylistically, it stands apart from previous vintages, possessing the same magical intensity, but with less weight and more pop. 2,500 cases were made.

The Wine Advocate
RP 98+
Reviewed by:
Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Drink Date:
2024 - 2050
“The Cab Franc was quite spectacular in 2017. There is a bit more in the blend this year,” Pierre Seillan told me during the tasting of the 2017s with his daughter and one day successor, Helene.
A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2017 La Joie has a very deep garnet-purple color. It opens a little closed and broody, giving glimpses of blackcurrant cordial, espresso, charcoal and black truffles to begin, before blossoming out to a whole array of preserved black and blue fruits, dusty soil, crushed rocks and iron ore scents plus a waft of roses. The medium to full-bodied palate is built like a brick house, with firm, grainy tannins and a lively backbone supporting the muscular fruit, finishing very long and mineral laced. The alcohol weighed in at just 13.9% this year (14% on the label), making for a particularly elegant but no less impactful La Joie! 2,500 cases were made.

The Wine Advocate
RP 98
Reviewed by:
Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Drink Date:
2024 - 2044
What was the secret to achieving such impressive ripeness for Cabernet Franc in 2017? Pierre Seillan's daughter and one day successor, Helene, told me: “We make a lot of passes through the Cabernet Franc blocks—more than the other varieties. We drop any fruit that is not ripening at the same pace. We don't pull out too many leaves, we need those for the ripening.”
Blended of 80% Cabernet Franc, 17% Merlot and 3% Malbec, the 2017 Le Désir has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It comes galloping out of the glass with all the grace and precision of a thoroughbred, sporting notions of kirsch, potpourri, warm plums and wild blueberries plus hints of chocolate box, cardamom and star anise. The medium-bodied palate (just 13.9% alcohol) is at once powerful and wonderfully elegant, with firm, very fine-grained, exquisitely ripe tannins and bold freshness supporting the red and blue fruit layers, finishing with incredible length and depth. Wow! 2,500 cases were made.