A study in terrior in one word: Flood. A vibrant purple, there’s a black fruit thrust to the aroma, adorned by a touch of star anise and cola. The flavors are more demonstrative - dark and blue, rippling, pure, saturating, they reach the edge of your mouth the way color reaches the edge of the glass. In its texture the wine is at its most seductive, the purity of fruit held in place by a skidding, gravelly grip.
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93 pts - Vinous: 'Brilliant red. Ripe red berries, orange pith and potpourri on the pungent nose, lifted by a peppery quality. Silky and precise on the palate, offering lively bitter cherry and raspberry flavors and a refreshingly bitter touch of rhubarb. Becomes sweeter with air and finishes with powerful thrust, harmonious tannins and an exotic floral pastille note that lingers with strong tenacity.”
92 pts - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: “Pale ruby-purple colored, the 2015 The Flood is youthfully reticent, with subtle cranberry and raspberry leaves notes plus damp earth, rose hip and black pepper nuances. Light to medium-bodied, it delivers a quiet intensity of fresh red berry and earthy flavors with very fine, silt-like tannins and just enough freshness, finishing a little minerally.”
92 pts - Wine & Spirits Magazine: “The Flood is Chapter 24’s assemblage of vine-yard sources with sedimentary soil compositions. Wines from that soil type are generally known for their depth of flavor, but with its scents of wild strawberry and wild cherry, and a hint of cranberry, this wine is a study in briskness and lift. It’s crunchy and bright, with a touch of wood to keep it on point. It has the bones and the staying power to age gracefully, and then to pair with duck.”
91 pts - Wine Spectator: “Precise and well-knit, with dark berry and savory licorice aromas and layered plum and black tea flavors that persist toward snappy tannins.”
