Purple/ruby in color. The nose has dark cherries and spice. On the palate, the dark cherries follow. Cooler climate Cab in style. A bit under ripe. Some heat on the finish. Overall, it is a decent but not great cab. Around $45.
Purple in color. The nose shows cassis and chocolate but also some green bell pepper. On the palate, it comes across as a Bordeaux. If that bell pepper quality is an issue, then you will not like this. For me, however, I don't mind it if there is still good fruit and depth. This has that. Medium tannins. 14.5% on the label. This wine seems like it will improve with a few years in the cellar.
Classic Napa Cabernet. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cassis, spice and char. Full bodied. Nice complexity. Medium tannins. On the palate, this is still young, but drinking well. Plenty of cassis with underlying char and spice. Nice finish. This is more old world in style but has a nice Napa ripeness. Drink over the next ten to twelve years. A classic steakhouse wine.
This was interesting. Pop and pour and there were light notes of what might have been TCA. Very intermittent. I decided to let the bottle sit over night (closed with a neutral cork) and check back the next day. If the bottle was off with TCA, it would be worse the next day. On the other hand, the next day, this bottle was clean as a whistle and drinking quite well. Not sure what was going on, but glad I waited and gave it a chance. Dark purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose had cassis, char, and spice. Just a hint of pencil lead and slight earthiness. On the palate, this has
