Is He Dead 2020 Red Blend

Are we certain The Count is dead…?

 
The details

Varietal: Red Blend

86% Merlot
7% Cabernet Sauvignon
7% Fetească Neagră

Vintage: 2020

Tasting Notes: Oak, Plum Jam, Vanilla

Pairs Well With: red meat, spicy sausages, matured cheese, and dark chocolate.

The story

The novel’s final battle scene with the Band of Heroes and Dracula culminates with him crumbling into a cloud of dust. Jonathan Harker, desperate to free his beloved Mina from the persuasions of the vampire, slices Dracula’s throat with his Kukri knife, and Quincey Morris thrusts his Bowie knife into his chest. Bram Stoker unearthed the lore that suggests a wooden stake must be used to kill a vampire, so why the Bowie knife? Can we really be certain that this was truly Dracula’s demise, or is there yet another chapter of this immortal’s life yet to be revealed…?

A wine born beneath a quiet sky, dark as a secret kept too long. The color carries the weight of twilight, rich and still. Plum and black cherry rise from the glass, threaded with smoke and the scent of damp stone. Merlot lends its velvet, Cabernet its structure, and Fetească Neagră its pulse. It lingers not like a shout but like the brush of a shadow passing by…

Awards
Falstaff​:
92/100 Austria
Daniele Cernilli:
94/100 Italy
Gambero Rosso​:
Tre bicchieri Italy