2017 Miner Family Winery 'The Oracle' Red Blend Napa Valley

Winemaker Notes:  The flagship wine, a full-bodied, single-vineyard red blend, grants a nod toward elegance. Cabernet Sauvignon-driven, this Bordeaux-style blend is silky, reserved and supremely balanced. Lush aromatics of raspberry and dark cherry with a hint of eucalyptus, The Oracle is decadent, but with finesse. Earthiness and layers of dried flowers and cocoa integrate harmoniously into a finely balanced marriage between tannin and acid, providing the structure that ensures, like all impeccable beauties, this wine is sure to age gracefully.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


James Suckling - "Spiced dark and blue fruit character with dark licorice, walnuts and dried herbs. Full-bodied, firm and a little chewy with plush and mellow fruit. Chalky and lingering. A blend of 81% cabernet sauvignon, 12% cabernet franc and 7% merlot."


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "Miner's 2017 The Oracle turned up in this year's lineup (more than a year after the 2018). A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 7% Merlot, it delivers textbook scents of cassis, black cherries, vanilla and cedar. It's medium to full-bodied, with a long, velvety finish; it just seems to lack that bit of mid-palate richness and depth that would make it extra special."