Larkmead Vineyards
Solari Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
Chocolate, peppermint, licorice, fennel. Magnum.
Chocolate, peppermint, licorice, fennel. Magnum.
Feb 22nd, 2019
Time for my Friday's Cabernet fix...
Inky in color with a short purple rim.
Strong nose of blackberries, plums, cherries, black currants, cedar, leather, licorice, vanilla, vegetables, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, peppercorn, bell pepper and earth.
Full bodied, bold, rich and extracted with medium acidity and long long legs.
Dry and extremely fruity on the palate with blackberries, plums, black currants, cooked cherries, cedar, leather, chocolates, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, earth, coffee, spices, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm, round tannins and spices.
This Napa Cabernet is awesome (and expensive). Nicely balanced and complex with lots of chocolate and coffee flavors.
Could use a few more years in the bottle to mature properly, but drinking extremely well now.
Good all by itself or with food, like BBQ Meats. I paired it with hard cheeses and appetizers.
I decanted it for 3 hours, but it was nice enough right out of the bottle.
Drank from a Magnum. Delightful and delicious.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
Time for my Friday's Cabernet fix...
Inky in color with a short purple rim.
Strong nose of blackberries, plums, cherries, black currants, cedar, leather, licorice, vanilla, vegetables, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, peppercorn, bell pepper and earth.
Full bodied, bold, rich and extracted with medium acidity and long long legs.
Dry and extremely fruity on the palate with blackberries, plums, black currants, cooked cherries, cedar, leather, chocolates, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, earth, coffee, spices, pencil lead and peppercorn.
Long finish with firm, round tannins and spices.
This Napa Cabernet is awesome (and expensive). Nicely balanced and complex with lots of chocolate and coffee flavors.
Could use a few more years in the bottle to mature properly, but drinking extremely well now.
Good all by itself or with food, like BBQ Meats. I paired it with hard cheeses and appetizers.
I decanted it for 3 hours, but it was nice enough right out of the bottle.
Drank from a Magnum. Delightful and delicious.
14.7% alcohol by volume.
Very in your face but texturally beautiful and loads of ripe fruit with a velvety smooth finish. Still developing but excellent purity and depth.
Very in your face but texturally beautiful and loads of ripe fruit with a velvety smooth finish. Still developing but excellent purity and depth.
Dec 3rd, 2016
2010-vintage.
Pricey but soooo yummy.
2010-vintage.
Pricey but soooo yummy.
Beautiful rich nose, tight and young but you can feel the pedigree. Mocha, tobacco leaf, vanilla. Give it 3 years.
Beautiful rich nose, tight and young but you can feel the pedigree. Mocha, tobacco leaf, vanilla. Give it 3 years.
May 17th, 2015Phenomenal wine! Kept evolving over time. Dang good juice!
Phenomenal wine! Kept evolving over time. Dang good juice!
Dec 25th, 2018
Dark fruit and licorice with a long long finish
Dark fruit and licorice with a long long finish
Jun 18th, 2016
Nice. Big fruit with a velvety texture.
Nice. Big fruit with a velvety texture.
Dec 11th, 2015