Reviews & Ratings

2006 Kathryn Kennedy Red Blends or Varietals "Lateral"

Winery: Kathryn Kennedy

Vintage: 2006

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Lateral"

Wine Category: Red Blends or Varietals

Grape blend: 54% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petite Verdot, & 6% Malbec

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: California

State or country: CA

Price: $36

Cases produced: unknown

KWG Score: 91 (based on 1 review)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (91)

Review date: November 2, 2010

Wine Review: This ruby colored red blend opens with a fragrant and appealing blueberry bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, well balanced, and fruit forward. The flavor profile is a very tasty blueberry and gentle black raspberry blend with notes of oak and a dash of black pepper in the background. The finish is dry and its medium tannins are slightly sticky and linger. This wine would be a very nice selection to serve with duck. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: Lateral is inspired by the famous wines of the St. Emilion district of Bordeaux. The blending of Merlot and Cabernet Franc is the cornerstone of this model. The interplay of these two grapes gives Lateral a complexity unlike most California blends.

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