While it glorifies the typical cabernet sauvignon flavor of cassis and big dark black berries, it does so by presenting these flavors in huge and almost undignified amounts. This wine is not only a beautiful California cabernet sauvignon but also a contradiction of itself. Today, the wines of Folie à Deux are considered among the best made in the Napa Valley and are an example of what can be produced by winemakers who really care and are not afraid to row against the tide.įolie à Deux 2008 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($28). They made wines to their liking and apparently the public liked them too, because, since its inception, they have always been a sellout. This all occurred in 1961, when land in the Napa Valley was still affordable and California wines were just coming of age. The Deux comes from two psychiatric professionals, Eve and Larry Dismang, while the madness comes from the insanity of establishing of a winery. If your high school French is not totally fractured, it translates as madness for two. Such is the case with us as we recently sampled the latest vintages of the wines of Folie à Deux. It’s always great when you run into an old friend and if that old friend happens to be a wine it might be even better.
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