Pine Ridge, Fortis Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2013 It is just a case

It is just a case of waiting for the nose to open because the palate really shows the potential here

a varietal indigenous to Bierzo

this is very harmonious

Yields are 34 hectolitres per hectare

Pine Ridge, Fortis Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2013 It is just a caseThe other 2013 offered in my tasting was the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Fortis, which is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 3% Merlot. An absolutely spectacular offering from Pine Ridge and one of their all time great Cabernet Sauvignons, this prodigious blend has an inky purple color to the rim and a gorgeous nose of charcoal, asphalt, graphite, blueberry, blackberry and cassis, while not a trace of oak seems to make it through. The wine