McCall Corchaug Estate 'Ben's Blend' North Fork of Long Island 2014 ALLOCATED Out of their own demand

Out of their own demand for quality and tradition

in the village of Châteaubourg—the southernmost village in the appellation

Gilles Lesimple farms his vines with minimum intervention

Aromas of lanolin

What makes this fruit so remarkable is a direct result of the vines’ constant struggle: raw farmed with minimal manmade input

McCall Corchaug Estate 'Ben's Blend' North Fork of Long Island 2014 ALLOCATED Out of their own demandThis blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot sees 18 months in French oak. The result is a rounded, nicely plump wine replete with ripe red plum, cherry, menthol, coffee, damp herbs and clove. Smooth tannins and bright acidity meet a gentle seam of bitter cocoa, which hold all the fruit tones in place through the toasty finish.