Cask 23 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Plush and delicious fruit. Raspberry and black cherry. A hint of leather and dark berry. Very good

5/21/23 Tasting group. Group 1st, my 1st. Vestigial red fruit. Getting tired but lively in the group. Drink. Held up pretty well overnight.

Capitol Region Wine Collectors Club (WCC), CA Cabernet Pre-2000; 20 April 2023 at Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY

Back when Cask 23 was only made in the best vintages. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 11 months in French oak. Plenty of inviting tertiary notes. Opened up pretty quickly after opening.

Elegant, medium bodied. So different than the Napa Cabs of today.

Could be the bottle but a bit thin and lacking mid-palate. Beautiful aromatics reminiscent of a left bank Bordeaux. Drink now if you have them!

Last night, a buddy of mine who’s a Disabled Veteran and Registered Architect, announced that he was assuming control of a SDVOSB Architecture firm. He had spent the better part of a year of trying to reach a purchase agreement. So it was an evening of celebration. He’s been a Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars fan for some time and he planned to pull the cork on a few bottles. We had a couple of rando bottles too but all were California Cabernet Sauvignon. To my palate, this was clearly the WOTN. It was positively bursting with character. It reminded me of the Heart of Fay that we began the evening with but it was dialed up a couple notches and just had a richness and sophistication about it that indicated its pedigree. I’m still not positive that it’s worth the tariff but it is undeniably really freaking good wine. FWIW, this saw a 30-min decant.

Very focused and pretty. Dark with some leather and spice. Delicious.

This shows a 2010 but had the the 2006 as my bud @David L stopped me from popping the 2010 or later vintage- thanks - not a pop n pour but after about 30 minutes it was singing - big bold beautiful and smiling

Sugar and spice and everything nice. Aged nicely. Black cherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, figs. Blackberry.

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