A nice showing for this Cab which is drinking well but may yet improve. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is dusty with nice cassis fruit and some baking spice. On the palate, it presents as black cherry candy. Delicious. Medium tannins. Nice finish. This should drink well for the next ten to twelve years. A nice wine with chili.
Great showing for this wine that has taken quite some time to finally open and come around. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis with slight baking spice. Full bodied. On the palate, this is initially tight, but unwinds in the glass. Juicy cassis fruit. It seems still youthful although approaching maturity. There is depth and intensity and energy to this wine. Nice finish. Drinking great now but a little air helps. It should drink well for ten to twelve more years. Nice on its own, it would work well with a steak.
Pop and pour, this never really showed as much as hoped for. Solid but not more. Maybe just in a weird phase right now. Purple in color. The nose has nice cassis with a bit of baking spice. Full bodied. The cassis carries thru to the palate. Clean. No hard edges. Nice finish. Not a lot of complexity at this point. Light tannins. Moderate finish. Worked well with some Italian food. No signs of age, it might be better to wait a few years on this and check back in.
This winery has since been sold, but they went out with a bang producing some very highly rated Cabernets. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, slight graphite, black cherries, baking spices and slight char. Full bodied. Delicious. Depth. Medium tannins. On the palate, black cherries and cassis with underlying char and slight spice. It unwinds nicely in the glass. This drinks great on its own and will work well with food such as braised short ribs or roasted vegetables. Drink over the next eight to twelve years.
