Boy I really wanted to love this wine. Hit some sweet spots of mine, including a Napa Cab with some age on it, from a great producer and includes To Kalon fruit. What could go wrong? Well, the wine itself wasn’t flawed. No cork taint or anything like that. On the nose I got rich dark fruits, which certainly followed into the glass. But from my first sip to my last of this wine, I couldn’t get over how sweet it was. I expected more muscular tannins, perhaps lively acidity. Instead, this soft, plush wine reminded me of a candy shop. Some wines are described as “iron fist in a velvet glove.” This wine is the opposite- it’s like a portly Elvis in opulent velour. Fun? Sure. But you can only take so much at a time.
Boy I really wanted to love this wine. Hit some sweet spots of mine, including a Napa Cab with some age on it, from a great producer and includes To Kalon fruit. What could go wrong? Well, the wine itself wasn’t flawed. No cork taint or anything like that. On the nose I got rich dark fruits, which certainly followed into the glass. But from my first sip to my last of this wine, I couldn’t get over how sweet it was. I expected more muscular tannins, perhaps lively acidity. Instead, this soft, plush wine reminded me of a candy shop. Some wines are described as “iron fist in a velvet glove.” This wine is the opposite- it’s like a portly Elvis in opulent velour. Fun? Sure. But you can only take so much at a time.
Aug 25th, 2019
Napa Valley, California, USA
