About the Wine: Napa Valley needs no introduction in the wine world and the 2010 vintage is considered by some to be the new 2007 (not by me, but by some.) To find a bottle at this price is intriguing to say the least.
About \THIS Wine: The color is seriously dark, opaque with a dark purple rim. The nose presents a lot of dark fruit and a mineral, wet asphalt quality that I have only ever experienced in wine made from Mount Veeder fruit, leading me to suspect that many of the grapes were sourced from there. That minerality defines the palate with a humming undertone of red fruit. The wine finishes with dark fruit and subtle tannin.
Drinking This Wine: This could work as a sipping wine but a Cab that doesn't go with red meat is hardly a cab at all.
Overall Impression: Drinks like a bottle costing twice the price. At twenty bucks, this one is a steal.
just found your blog, and liked it a lot.
ReplyDeleteis it over? hope it ain't so. keep blogging and drinking, Ben.
regards from Brazil,
Eduardo