The 2018 Seventeen Forty Reserve is made entirely of free-run juice, composed mainly of Cabernet Franc blended with 22% Merlot and aged 18 months in 100% new French oak. Deep ruby-purple, it opens with singular morel mushrooms, cast iron, braised meats and potpourri-like perfume with a core of crème de cassis. The palate is medium-bodied and finely pixelated with incredible lift and freshness, its intense, perfumed, juicy fruit character lingering on the finish.