Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Very tight, big dark fruit. I will be picking up a couple of bottles to sit down for a few years.

This 2010 vintage is aging spectacularly. It's almost magical how you can close your eyes and you'd think you were drinking a French wine from the complex earthy notes - only with slightly more fruit than a French wine. Truly spectacular and well-balanced.

There's some great earthiness showing in this 2010 right now - I love that this Cab isn't the traditional CA oak and fruit bomb. The subtle layers of complexity unfurl throughout the evening. Black cherry, black currant, earth, fine, silty tannins - great balance and just plain delicious.

A little tight but opened up with time maybe an hour or so would be adequate. Really smooth fruit forward dark cherries. Smoke. Light oak.

Silky tannins, big dark fruit. One of my favorites.

A valentine gift from my husband - it's one of my favorites!

Full throttle, striking in its purity of fruit.

Wine glasses one of the first things unpacked!

16 x 20 is a nice middle of the road Cabernet. It's not too heavy, just right. We polished off the bottle over an evening of great conversation and company.

Lara had this 10 years ago