Legend worked personally with Raymond (and former Far Niente) winemaker Stephanie Putnam to create a richer, more opulent style for this than Raymond’s (wonderful) Rutherford Reserve or even her Far Niente Cabernets.
Their uncompromising dedication and commitment show.
As Gayot says:
If Phelps Insignia represents the great winemaking history of the Napa Valley, LVE stands as a totem of the present. This wine, in its presentation, its flavor profile and lineage, is what’s happening now. This seductive Cabernet, a newcomer on the Napa scene, is a collaboration between French vintner Jean-Charles Boisset and famed American musician John Legend. The wine offers powerful blackberry and black currant fruit with hints of espresso and oak.
