Sloan, Proprietary Red Vintage:2014 cool and pure dark berry

cool and pure dark berry fruit and black cherry aromas to shine

with the result that the wine is not at all overly oaky

the wine will require a bit of patience

It's a wine for fans of the style and needs several years in bottle to balance its tannins

this is the ace in Massolino's rotation

Sloan, Proprietary Red Vintage:2014 cool and pure dark berryDeep garnet purple colored, the 2014 Proprietary Red needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly unfurling notions of warm black cherries, mulberries, redcurrants and blackberry compote with touches of licorice, tapenade, chargrill and scorched earth. Full bodied, firm, grainy and packed with layers of black fruits and savory flavors, it has a firm, grainy backbone of very ripe tannins and tons of vivacity, finishing very long.