Daou The Bodyguard Red Blend
| Vintage: | 2021 |
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| Description: | Winemaker Notes\r\n\r\n\r\nThe 2021 Bodyguard is the latest masterwork from Winemaker Daniel Daou. Bold and brooding, it displays a dark purple hue. Aromas of ripe black and blue fruits, berry jam, tobacco and maple syrup reveal trailing scents of pepper, campfire and chocolate-covered red fruit. The palate entry is big and broad, displaying rich flavors of freshly crushed berries, cured meat and spice. Concentrated dark fruit flavors extend into a sleek, lengthy finish.\r\nBlend: 71% Petit Verdot, 29% Petite Sirah \r\nWine Enthusiast 93 Points\r\nFood Pairing - \u00a0grilled short ribs\r\n\r\n\r\nAbout Daou\r\nGeorges and Daniel Daou are inseparable as brothers, best friends, and visionaries. Daou is the realization of their childhood dream and a testament to the timeless bonds of love and family. In the early 1980s, Georges and Daniel moved to California to pursue their American dream.\u00a0The brothers enrolled at Uc San Diego and studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. Industrious and driven to succeed, Georges and Daniel followed in their family\u2019s entrepreneurial footsteps and started their own company, Daou Systems, a networking technology company that would revolutionize hospital computer systems. In 1998, after taking Daou Systems public, Georges and Daniel sold the company, and a new dream arose, a dream For years, Daniel had been making wine in his garage in rural San Diego, tending to a one-acre vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon, and reading every book he could find about winemaking. He knew he was destined to be a winemaker and knew it was time to start a winery. Everyone told him he was crazy, but with Georges as his business partner, Daniel told his father, \u201cI\u2019m going to buy this property in Paso, and I want to become a winemaker, and I think I can make one of the best wines in the world.\u201d Without hesitation, his father said, \u201cGo and don\u2019t look back. Go full throttle.\u201d |
| Price: | $ 34.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on February 12, 2024.
