Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Verite |
Label Name: | (la Muse / la Joie / le Desir) 2016-Pack |
Vintage: | 2016 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Sonoma County, California |
Volume: | 3x 750ml |
ABV: | 14.1% |
Grape(s): | La Muse: 93% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec; La Joie: 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot; Le Désir: 82% Cabernet Franc, 12% Merlot, 6% Malbec |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Selected critic scores for the 2016 vintage — La Muse: WA/LPB 100, Jeb Dunnuck 100, James Suckling 96; La Joie: WA/LPB 98, Jeb Dunnuck 100, James Suckling 97; Le Désir: WA/LPB 99, Jeb Dunnuck 99, James Suckling 96
Tasting Note
Three Bordeaux‑style Sonoma reds: La Muse is plush merlot-driven black fruit with stony minerality; La Joie is powerful, cassis- and spice-driven Cabernet; Le Désir is floral, iron-mineral Cabernet Franc with vivid freshness.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, beef Wellington, braised short ribs, aged cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi/Galbi), Peking duck, char siu pork, miso-glazed eggplant.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, small-lot fermentations; traditional Bordeaux-style blending; aged ~15–16 months in predominantly new French oak (c.90%).
Vineyard Info
Vérité, founded 1998 by winemaker Pierre Seillan with the Jackson family, crafts three flagship Bordeaux-style wines from select Sonoma micro-crus using a micro‑cru philosophy and low-yield farming.