Prehaps a bit thin on the fruit, red and blue fruit. James Suckling scored this 92 points saying "Tight and focused for a 2017 with plenty of ripe-berry and light spice character. Folie à Deux Ménage à Trois Red 2006 Region: California Winery: Folie à Deux Winery Variety: Zinfandel, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon Rating: 2 Color: Lighter garnet Nose: Decent fruit, but not as rich as past vintages. 985 Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Merlot, the wine was aged for 22 months in a combination of French, American and Hungarian oak barrels, 22% new. The Menage à Trois brand sold 1. Menage à Trois Red was the top selling red wine product in the United States as of 2010. This Cab underwent a maceration period of 10 to 16 days which brought rich color, medium body, balanced mouthfeel and excellent aging potential. Folie à Deux currently makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Merlot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon blanc.The winery also produces three wine blends and four varietals under the name Menage à Trois. The fruit yielded rich flavors and soft tannins. 2017 brought abundant sunshine allowing the grapes to ripen evenly throughout the growing season. Grapes for this Cab were sourced primarily from their Cloverdale Estate vineyard in the heart of Alexander Valley. Alexander Valley is one of the premier regions in all of California for Cabernet Sauvignon, lead by giants like Jordan, Silver Oak, Simi, Stonestreet and many more. Leave it to two psychologists with a love of wine and a sense of humor to design their winery’s label as an ink blot. The two friends’ relationship was so insular that they began to suffer folie à deux.
Under Bob Trinchero, the proprietor of several renowned California wineries, the quality at Folie a Deux has skyrocketed. The sharing of delusional ideas by two people who are closely associated.
Folie a Deux has blossomed since coming under the Trinchero family umbrella in 2004.
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