2007 Duel, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Shiraz. Rich deep purple color with fragrant aroma. Darioush Estate Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA. Grapes sourced from two single blocks in vineyards in Napa Valley and Oak Knoll. Quite brilliant, a bit pricey but well worth it.
From the label, “The dueling lion and bull is a symbol of harmony and transition during the Persian New Year, No Ruz, the representation of two powerful and opposing forces as they embrace as one on the vernal equinox each spring. Nature’s grace and brute in accord with one another is an apt metaphor for the duality expressed here between Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.”
