Mark Ryan The Dissident 2017
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The 2017 Dissident functions as a second wine and gets some declassified fruit from the top cuvées, but it also has designated vineyard sources. It offers a deeper, richer style with lots of cassis, ground herbs, lead pencil, and earthy aromas and flavors. Medium to full-bodied, pure, with terrific depth of fruit and purity, it's going to be a smoking value.
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Jeb Dunnuck
More cassis, candied violets, spring flowers, and cedar pencil notes emerge from the 2017 The Dissident, which is beautifully polished, medium to full-bodied, and has a great finish. It's already drinking nicely yet certainly has the balance and structure to evolve for over a decade (and probably longer than that). The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, raised in 60% new French oak.
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Wine Spectator
Expressive and supple, featuring a complex, layered core that offers black raspberry, rose petal and licorice flavors, gliding toward polished tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2028.
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James Suckling
Another big, opulent red with richness and density, showing lots of fruit and warmth. It’s full-bodied, velvety and layered. 65% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot, 9% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 The Dissident opens with structured red fruit aromas, dusty blackberry tones, vanilla and subtle tones of sage. Medium to full-bodied, the wine unfolds across the palate with flavors of dark cherry skin and dusty plum and presents a balanced structure with lifting tannins and juicy acidity. Ending with a long finish, the wine is an excellent value at this price. Give it a try.
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Over a decade later, Mark Ryan Winery has grown in size, earned acclaim from wine-lovers and critics alike, and garnered respect from the state's elite producers. The goal, however, remains the same. Make delicious wines that represent the vineyard from which they come, making every vintage better than the last.