Hook & Ladder The Tillerman Red Blend Estate Bottled Chalk Hill Sonoma County, 2017

It is only by exception that Opimian offers the same vintage wine twice. However, there is no The Tillerman 2018, and 2019 won’t be ready until next year. Given just how good the 2017 is, we have repeated it. Tasting just as delicious as when I scored it last year, the bouquet is brimming with mixed dark fruits, jam, oak spice and a touch of leather. It is smooth and supple with good weight and depth with more lingering dark fruits on the finish. The Tillerman is made from a blend of grapes grown on the Los Amigos Ranch in Chalk Hill Appellation: 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Cabernet Franc, 24% Merlot and 1% Sangiovese.