Verite La Joie Sonoma County 2007 750ml

Vérité, the Jackson family's Sonoma County project with Bordeaux winemaker Pierre Seillan, crafts La Joie as its Cabernet-led homage to the great wines of Pauillac. The 2007 is 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, with Petit Verdot and Malbec, drawn from Alexander Valley, Knights Valley, Chalk Hill and Bennett Valley. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a perfect 100 points, calling it "utterly perfect, flawless." Decanter found it the most aromatically minty of the wines tasted, alongside deep cassis and dark fruit. Aged 16 months in new oak, the 2007 has now softened into a layered, mature wine. Drink it over the next decade.