The 2021 Mayote is a blend of free-run Cabernet Franc (39%), Merlot (34%) and Petit Verdot (27%) that will be matured in 100% new French oak for 22 months. Opaque ruby-purple, it's bursting with blueberries, boysenberries, lilac and garrigue with intriguing touches of cherry candy. The full-bodied palate has abundant, powdery tannins, seamless acidity, a deep core of fruit and a fragrant finish. It's already showing great detail and perfume!

The 2020 Mayote is made from free-run Cabernet Franc (39%), Merlot (34%) and Petit Verdot (27%) matured for 22 months in 100% new French oak. Deep ruby, it opens with notes of tar, leather and a youthful touch of brown sugar from new oak with a core of cassis and touches of roasted peppers and cigar box. The full-bodied palate has refreshing acidity, a gently rustic frame, a deep core of fruit and a long, tarry finish. Drink it with grilled meats over the next 3-5 years.

The 2019 Mayote is a blend of 45% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot and 15% Petit Verdot, made from free-run juice and aged 22 months in 100% new French oak. It has pure aromas of violets, blueberry preserves and mint chocolate. The palate has alluring floral character and loads of pixelated tannins, finishing very long. It's a bit more coiled than some of the other 2019s and will benefit from at least another 3-5 years in the cellar.

The 2018 Mayote is the last vintage that contains some Syrah in the blend—beginning in 2019, the Mayote will be a blend of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. This iteration is a blend of 45% Syrah, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Petit Verdot, made from free-run juice and aged 22 months in 100% new French oak. Opaque purple-black in color, the nose takes time to unfold, with graphite, pipe tobacco, violets, cigar ash and savory, charcuterie-like undertones. The palate is full, plush and expansive with ubiquitous grainy tannins and a pop of freshness coinciding with floral perfume on the very long, uplifted finish. It's all elegance and grace, and though it drinks lovely now, it has an underlying minerality and the structure to offer much more with time in the cellar.

The 2017 Mayote is a blend of 51% Syrah, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Petit Verdot aged 22 months in 100% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple colored, it's scented of licorice, rooibos tea leaves, beef drippings, lilac, Indian spices, vanilla and milk chocolate with a core of cassis, blackberry and marionberry pie and an undercurrent of ash, iron and graphite. Medium to full-bodied, it's very firmly structured and slow to unfurl in the mouth, with ripe, grainy tannins and bold freshness, finishing long and layered. Give this another 3-5 years in bottle.