2021 Relic Ritual
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A blend of 33% Carignane, 25% Syrah, 26% Grenache, and the rest Petite Sirah, the 2021 Ritual Red Blend will no longer be made after 2022, as the vineyard was purchased by Eisele and replanted to Cabernet Sauvignon. This deep purple/ruby-hued effort has a gorgeous perfume of red, blue, and black fruits, some peppery, savory herb, and loamy earth notes, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It's a singular, layered, seductive wine.
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Jeb Dunnuck
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An excellent blended red, Relic's 2021 Ritual Red Wine combines 33% Carignan, 26% Grenache, 25% Syrah and 16% Petite Sirah. The Carignan and Petite Sirah come from Frediani in Calistoga, the Grenache from Paras on Mount Veeder and the Syrah from Cortese in Coombsville, making it a wide-ranging effort for the less than 300 cases produced. Thankfully, consumers benefit, as the wine brims with notes of blueberries, cherries, dusty earth and dried herbs. It's medium to full-bodied in the mouth, plump, round, expansive and slightly creamy, even lush on the mid-palate, then it tightens up just a bit on the finish, marked by softly dusty tannins.