Region: Sonoma County, California

Vintage: 2021

Composition: 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

History: The wines of Vérité, French for “truth”, are the result of a combination of old world experience and new world fruit. Each wine is a distinct blend of unique components harvested from small blocks of vineyards, culminating in a meticulously crafted union of grape varieties, climate, soil expression, and winemaking technique. Vigneron Pierre Seillan refers to this methodology as droit du sol, “law of the land.” 

Tasting Notes:

This vintage of La Joie wears a saturated dark purple core of color, surrounded by a thin violet rim. The nose is linear and focused, with complex aromas of fresh plum, crushed pomegranate, and black currant, along with non-fruit characters of pen ink, fresh bay leaf, Maduro tobacco, and French oak nuances of toasted cinnamon, and toasted clove. The palate is bolstered by firm tannins and acidity, but flushed with youthful primary fruit, sweet spices, and subtle herbs. On the finish, each of these elements has its moment of prominence before relenting to tenacious dark cocoa tannins and iron minerality. Young and integrating now, this wine will age for decades.