Scarecrow Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2014 Bourbon which sees grapes turn into

which sees grapes turn into raisins before winemaking

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Scarecrow Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2014 Bourbon which sees grapes turn intoThe utterly perfect 2014 Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon (1,500 cases) has everything one could possibly want in a Cabernet. Inky purple coloured to the rim, with a glorious nose of white flowers, crme de cassis, hints of blackberry and boysenberry, some liquorice and forest floor are followed by an enormously concentrated wine with fabulous purity, a skyscraper like mid palate and texture, a length of nearly a minute, and stunning flavours, with