1993 Pride Mountain Vineyards Reserve Claret - 1st Vintage! Only 102 Cases Produced! Pride Mountain's first Reserve wine the 1993 Reserve Claret 102 cases produced is a blend of essentially 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot with tiny dollops of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. An awesome wine it exhibits an opaque plum/purple color as well as a sweet rich nose of minerals smoke spice and jammy black currants and plum. Deep full-bodied and chewy yet strikingly well-defined this is a fabulous effort that should drink well for 15-20 years. This Spring Mountain winery continues to push the envelope of quality as evidenced by the current releases - the finest wines they have yet produced. Moreover these wines catapult Pride Mountain into the top echelon of California's quality wineries. RP
