Cease and Desist Red Blend 2021
$48.00 / 750 ml
Graceful and sophisticated, this 2021 Cease & Desist is easy to like and hard to put down. It drinks like a finessed Napa Cab blend at this stage, with graphite, blueberry, cherry skin, and a subtle clove spice, with a velvet, chocolate finish that is the result of aging on the lees
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Cease and Desist Red Blend 2021
About this wine
Tasting Notes
Graceful and sophisticated, this 2021 Cease & Desist is easy to like and hard to put down. It drinks like a finessed Napa Cab blend at this stage, with graphite, blueberry, cherry skin, and a subtle clove spice, with a velvet, chocolate finish that is the result of aging on the lees
Serving Instructions
- Open 1hr prior to serving. Serve at Cellar Temperature.
Glassware
- Full-bodied Red Wine Glass—The ample size of this glass allows the bouquet to fully develop. It emphasizes the fruit by down playing the bitter qualities of the tannin and allows wines to achieve balance.
Food Pairings
- aged gouda, roasted poultry or lighter protein like pork, butternut squash, leeks, fennel
Cheese Pairings
- Soft/Semi-Soft / Soft Ripened / Washed Rind
Wine Details
This bottle has the following characteristics:
Appellation
West Texas
Winemaking Highlights
Sur lie aging
Fermentation
Indigenous yeast
Aging
22 months
Barrel
60% new French oak
pH
3.79
ABV
14.2
Bottled
12/2022
Case Production
367
Appellation
West Texas
Winemaking Highlights
Sur lie aging
Fermentation
Indigenous yeast
Aging
22 months
Barrel
60% new French oak
pH
3.79
ABV
14.2
Bottled
12/2022
Case Production
367
