2021 Darioush Duel Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz Napa Valley

Winery Notes

Duel is the idyllic marriage of two distinguished varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. This unique blend varies year to year, seeking to harmonize the deep satisfying fruit and earthy minerality of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz’s vibrance, plushness, and exotic spices. Duel is a wine with style, soul, and substance. Opening with a flourish of dense black and red fruits, 2020 Duel exhibits generous layers of fruit balanced by savory herbs and delicate spices. Juicy blackberries, fresh currants, morello cherries, and mission fig expand on the palate, mingling with hints of dried violets, licorice, sandalwood, and spiced tobacco. The wine’s tightly wound frame is supported by firm, ripe tannins— reminiscent of toasted hazelnuts and cedar— and finishes with fantastic freshness, vibrancy, and lingering minerality.