Vérité - Le Désir - Sonoma Valley 2014

Vérité Le Désir, a new expression of Cabernet Franc

The wines of Vérité, French for “truth,” are the result of a combination of old-world experience and new world fruit. Jess Jackson (1930–2011) was already the founder of one of the most successful family-owned wine companies in the United States when he met Pierre Seillan during a visirévèlet to France in the 1990s. When Pierre Seillan visited California in 1997, he too saw the potential and did not hesitate when Jackson asked him to come to Sonoma County to realize this dream together. And so, Vérité was born.

Vérité Le Désir is a Cabernet Franc-based blend that exudes high-toned aromatics, an iron graphite core and a pronounced minerality. Inspired by the iconic wines of Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, Le Désir redefines Cabernet Franc from the New World, with layers of concentrated fruit, exotic spice and a plush sueded texture. Vigneron Pierre Seillan tends to a mosaic of more than fifty micro-crus to produce the complex signature of Le Désir.

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byJames Sucklingthe2/14/2018

This is a solid and structured cabernet franc that is compacted and whole. Lots of blackberry and blueberry character. Orange undertones. Long and flavorful finish. Fantastic tannin structure and freshness with balance. Try drinking in 2021.

Jeb DUNNUCK

byJeb Dunnuckthe12/29/2017

A blend of 53% Cabernet Franc, 21% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Malbec, the 2014 Le Desir is monumental stuff that has a Château Ausone-like character that’s hard to describe. its vibrant purple color is followed by a to-die-for bouquet of blackcurrants, black raspberries, cedar, tobacco leaf, and charcoal. This gives way to a concentrated, rich, yet incredibly delineated wine that has fine, fine tannin, notable freshness and purity, and a great finish. While blockbuster stuff, it’s for consumers with cold cellars and lots of patience. I’d hide bottles for 7-8 years and it’s going to keep for another 3+ decades.

Vinous

byAntonio Gallonithe3/1/2017

The 2014 Le Désir is the most inward of these 2014s from Vérité. Dark raspberry jam, wild flowers, spice, pencil shavings, mocha, lavender and licorice infuse this deep, powerful, structured Cabernet Franc-based blend. The interplay of dense, sumptuous fruit and aromatic freshness makes for an absolutely compelling wine.

Wine Advocate

byRobert Parkerthe10/28/2016

The 2014 Le Désir (53% Cabernet Franc, 21% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec) has an inky purple color and a sweet kiss of chocolate, black truffle, forest floor, black raspberry and black currants. Opulent, but again structured and super-dense and pure, this is another massively concentrated wine meant for the long haul (and for our grandchildren). Give it 4-6 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 35-40 years. Remarkably, Pierre Seillan told me that 2014, while a drought year, was not actually that hot in the micro-terroirs he was working, but in terms of quality, it turned out to be the most surprisingly positive vintage he’s ever witnessed.

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byAntonio Gallonithe2/1/2016

A powerful, explosive wine, the 2014 Le Désir is endowed with a real sense of energy and intensity allied to huge, seamless fruit. Inky blue and purplish berries, crème de cassis, licorice, spice and menthol are super-expressive in a wine that appears to have a very bright future. All the elements come together effortlessly. This is another wine that may well surprise in a few years' time.

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Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Cabernet Franc 53 % Merlot 21 % Cabernet Sauvignon 21 % Malbec 5 %
Appellation	Sonoma Valley
Millesime	2014
Contenance	Jéroboam (5 l)

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Rouge

Cépages

Cabernet Franc 53 %
Merlot 21 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 21 %
Malbec 5 %

Appellation

Sonoma Valley

Millesime

2014

Contenance

Jéroboam (5 l)

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