Daou Bodyguard 2017
“True happiness is safety in the arms of love” an expression from Daou Vineyards Winery that embodies the beauty of the Cult Wine Bodyguard.
It was with great reward, opening our bottle of the 2017 Vintage. Daniel Daou described this cult wine as a powerful yet elegant dry wine created “out of 100% free run, using only our native yeast & nutrition for the yeast.” A natural beauty indeed.
Comprised of 70% Petit Verdot and 30% Petite Sirah this opulent wine is a luxury value find. Jeb Dunnuck rated this beauty 93 points and it delivers as a big full-bodied Paso Red with polished tannins & beautiful structure.
Fragrant with fruit aromas of blackberry & crème de cassis, notes of dark chocolate, coffee and sweet cherry rounded out by toffee and truffle. A juicy palate bright with berry but supported by dusty leather and cigar box in balanced tannins. This is a beautiful glass to allow to open and drink with a meal or as a standalone luxury.
As our lives gradually return to regularly scheduled pre-pandemic programming at an optimistic pace, we found it linked perfectly with the concept behind this wine.
It reminded us of the reference to the Japanese art of Kintsugi an element Daou paid homage to in the story of this wine. In a philosophical vein treating breakage & repair as part of the history of an object, not something to disguise. In practice, gilding it in gold or a beautiful molding element to mend the repair.
So we enjoy our steady pace back towards our lives that although in some ways still broken from the typical celebrated lifestyle, it is mended by traditions still beautifully strong. A notion much like this wine to be embraced now & for years to come.
You can find this beauty for purchase on the Winery’s website www.daouvineyards.com locally at Total Wine www.totalwine.com or BevMo! www.bevmo.com Pricing can range from $50 to $39.99 depending on the location and the most current vintage being 2019.
This is a reliable and beautiful bottle to share or enjoy over a meal together that will give you a glimpse into the beautiful talent that the winemakers of Daou Vineyards encapsulate. We like it for the friendly price point to experience a glass of Daou wine and added bonus, this is a growing label as a 2020 Chardonnay has recently been added. Any occasion is the perfect reason to open a bottle of meaningful wine and this will certainly not disappoint.
Cheers Friends!! Until the next spill……