Fruity and pleasant Santa Barbara Cab, with medium tannins. Pleasantly drinkable but somewhat simple and unsophisticated. Where are the aromas and flavors of minerals, cedar box and pencil shavings, earth and mushrooms, leather and barnyard? Though it improved a bit with decanting, this is not Cabernet at its best. Clearly not as good as the reserve version of this label. Tasted the 2014 vintage with beef pot roast.
Fruity and pleasant Santa Barbara Cab, with medium tannins. Pleasantly drinkable but somewhat simple and unsophisticated. Where are the aromas and flavors of minerals, cedar box and pencil shavings, earth and mushrooms, leather and barnyard? Though it improved a bit with decanting, this is not Cabernet at its best. Clearly not as good as the reserve version of this label. Tasted the 2014 vintage with beef pot roast.
Jul 13th, 2017
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
