Stats
- Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon - 20% Merlot - 20% Malbec
- Vineyard: Shays Flat - Dash Farms - Glenhope
- Vine Age: 27-years-old
- Soil Type: Shale (Shay's) - Decomposed granite (Dash & Glenhope) - Basalt (Glenhope)
- Viticulture: Sustainable
- Fermentation: Native — stainless-steel (100% de-stemmed)
- Skin Contact: 21 days
- Aging: 9 months in used French oak
- Alcohol: 13%
- pH: 3.7
- Total Acidity: 6.5 g/L
- Total SO2: 30 ppm
- Total Production: 625 cases
Tasting Notes
Bright garnet in color, this is full of blood plum, cassis and creamy black cherry fruit, while subtle tobacco, violet and iodine add complexity. Plush and full of purple berry fruit, the palate is light enough for luncheon drinking, yet also has enough stuffing and structure to take serious food matching, or some time in the cellar.
Press & Reviews
The Wine Front
93
"Yes, a bold strike, a thumbing of the noise at Bordeaux, a come at me kind of moment - this is Claret of Josh Cooper.
It's Claret alright. Medium weight, supple, dark cherry, cola, cassis, violet florals, sweet tobacco, light mahogany and choc-mint. A lively wine yet at medium weight, maybe a little more, sweet fruit and that herbal inflection running riot. All of it mellow in a way, seamless in integration. Light on its feet, pretty and then, again, you know you have something of concentration. A touch resinous, in this, but we move past, that's micrometer detail. Wonderful wine here."
- Mike Bennie
It's Claret alright. Medium weight, supple, dark cherry, cola, cassis, violet florals, sweet tobacco, light mahogany and choc-mint. A lively wine yet at medium weight, maybe a little more, sweet fruit and that herbal inflection running riot. All of it mellow in a way, seamless in integration. Light on its feet, pretty and then, again, you know you have something of concentration. A touch resinous, in this, but we move past, that's micrometer detail. Wonderful wine here."
- Mike Bennie
Wine Advocate
93
"The 2024 Claret is lean and leafy on the nose, with cassis bramble, tomato leaf, tobacco and bay leaf. On the palate, the tannins are light but structuring, and the acidity is nicely judged, weaving and winding its way through the fruit, contributing freshness, detail and an emphasis on the leafy/herbal aspects of the wine. Claret by name, claret by nature. This is lovely."
- Erin Larkin
- Erin Larkin
Halliday Wine Companion
94
"No details other than a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and malbec. No matter, it’s a gorgeous wine, starting with its bright garnet hue shimmering with a flash of purple. It’s in a Claret vein, as in mid-weighted and light on its feet yet by no means simple. This comes full of juicy fruit, all cassis, blackberries and dark plums with flecks of herbs, chocolate Mint Thins and woodsy/tobacco notes. There’s a vivacity of youth thanks to its acidity, making this perfect luncheon drinking. The lightly textural tannins and fine-boned shape point to a level of detail and complexity."
- Jane Faulkner
- Jane Faulkner