Acumen PEAK, Atlas Peak, Attelas Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Zinfandel and cherry fruit intermixed with

and cherry fruit intermixed with licorice

it represents Powell’s rendition of a Cote Rotie

Another two and a half years has passed since I last checked in on a bottle of the 2005 Vatan Sancerre

From Magnum

Acumen PEAK, Atlas Peak, Attelas Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Zinfandel and cherry fruit intermixed withAcumen is a new, artisanal project from three Napa Valley wine stars. Denis Malbec is Acumens winemaker. Malbec grew up at Chteau Latour and worked there as cellar master and enologist in the 1990s before moving to Napa Valley, where he has made wine for estates including Kapscandy and Blankiet. Viticulturists for Acumen are Steve Matthiasson and Garrett Buckland. Matthiasson, who makes wine with his wife under his own Matthiasson label, was the San