Rudd Oakville Estate Red, California, USA 2011 El Maestro Sierra this is a lush and

this is a lush and fresh

and the oak is also better integrated

unfurling in the glass with aromas of nashi pear

Intense and long finish in the mouth

Josep and Joan d'Anguera craft this old vine Garnacha from vineyards that have been planted in Montsant since the 1820s

Rudd Oakville Estate Red, California, USA 2011 El Maestro Sierra this is a lush andAlthough an infant, the 2011 Proprietary Red Rudd Estate has many of the same qualities of the 2010. Grilled herbs, blackberries and tar are some of the notes that take shape in the glass. The tannins are those of the vintage, as is the wine's mid weight personality, but at the end of the day, this is a great site and the resulting wine is striking in its beauty. Exactly how striking exactly it will be should be much clearer in another year or two. 94