- 2022 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! Santa Cruz Mountains M-CF Mariana's Vineyard - USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains (7/10/2025)
Without question, this is the most interesting Bordeaux variety blend wine I have had in years, maybe decades. The combination of bright, lifted fruit, and plush without being lush texture is like balls of lightning riding on a river of silk. Red fruit essence, and the slightest hint of spice carry through the velvet mid-palate, and then burst out on the finish, which is bright, mouth filling, and long as the last note of A Day in the Life.
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Thoughts on when to drink if I’ve only got one bottle?
Gosh…whenever you need some joy?
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Roger that.
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Whoa! Thank you, David!
Assuming M-CF is Merlot-Cab Franc?
Apparently a one-time bottling?
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Yes, Merlot and Cab Franc. As for one time, you never know with Hardy.
If you want to try it I can try to remember to bring one in October.
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I’m in agreement, only to add that once you try the 2023 CF you might feel that it is even more interesting
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Yes. 55% Cab Franc, 45% Merlot. The yields were so low in 2022 that we had to combine the Cab Franc and Merlot.
2023: The Franc, Merlot, and Sauv are on their own (like 2021).
2024: I’ll bottle CF, Merlot, Sauv, on their own but intend to make a very small run of a 2024 M-CF-CS blend. There isn’t much Merlot in 24 so it will be CS-CF heavy.
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Sign me up for that !
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