This Napa Cab is everything you’d expect from that billing. Inky in the glass, it has a nose which explodes with ripe black and blue berries, licorice and vanilla with a hint of pencil point. The palate is equally dark, with toasty oak and tannins that are quite firm. The lush mouthfeel lasts long on the finish and leaves me wanting another glass.
This Napa Cab is everything you’d expect from that billing. Inky in the glass, it has a nose which explodes with ripe black and blue berries, licorice and vanilla with a hint of pencil point. The palate is equally dark, with toasty oak and tannins that are quite firm. The lush mouthfeel lasts long on the finish and leaves me wanting another glass.
2 people found it helpfulOct 23rd, 2018
Wines from last night’s dinner (impressionistic memory notes).
My last bottle of this and the best so far. I would have a difficult time, I think, telling this apart blind from a classified St. Julien like, say, a Langoa-Barton. Fragrant, everything in balance, great length.
Wines from last night’s dinner (impressionistic memory notes).
My last bottle of this and the best so far. I would have a difficult time, I think, telling this apart blind from a classified St. Julien like, say, a Langoa-Barton. Fragrant, everything in balance, great length.
1 person found it helpfulSep 8th, 2019I don't drink much Napa Valley Cabernet because Not only are they expensive, but I'm almost always disappointed about how oaky and chocolatey they are. But this one is quite nice. Rich cassis, an earthy eucalyptus note, and a bit of the ubiquitous chocolate. Great texture, and enough dark clingy fruit to carry the chocolate. Long finish. Great with mesquite/pecan wood grilled hangar steaks. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah all!
I don't drink much Napa Valley Cabernet because Not only are they expensive, but I'm almost always disappointed about how oaky and chocolatey they are. But this one is quite nice. Rich cassis, an earthy eucalyptus note, and a bit of the ubiquitous chocolate. Great texture, and enough dark clingy fruit to carry the chocolate. Long finish. Great with mesquite/pecan wood grilled hangar steaks. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah all!
1 person found it helpfulDec 26th, 2016
Red and black currant, green bell pepper, cedar and shoe leather, beautifully balanced. Touch of heat.
Red and black currant, green bell pepper, cedar and shoe leather, beautifully balanced. Touch of heat.
Jan 9th, 2015
Napa Valley, California, USA
