This is from one of the premier kosher wines in the US. It retails for around $45. Purple in color, with ruby swirls. The nose has cassis, slight soap and cedar. On the palate, this has nice cassis fruit with a bit of dusty earth underneath. Light tannins. This probably should be consumed in the ext five years or so. It will work well with meats and roasts.
Another new wine. There are so many. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cassis, spice, slight lumber and some red fruits. Full bodied. Firm tannins. On the palate, this drinks well. Still youthful. Cassis, black cherries and spice. Nice finish. This will continue to improve for a while. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. A classic steak wine.
There are a lot of people who would love this wine for $20. Ruby/purple in color. The nose has sweet cassis with slight coffee. On the palate, the sweet cassis continues. Slight tannins. To some, this wine will be delicious, slightly sweet and great on the back deck. For others, this will be goopy and cloying and not a wine made for cellaring. Both sides are probably correct.
This is a solid Napa Cab for "reasonable" Napa prices. Purple in color, garnet at the rim, mostly opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cassis, baking spices and a touch of graphite. Medium to full bodied. On the palate, nice cassis fruit. Medium tannins. This won't get better but should continue to mature for a few years. Drink over the next ten to twelve. This drinks well on its own and will work well with a burger or roast.
Wow. Dark purple in color, to the rim. What a great nose. The kind of nose one could just sniff all evening. Cassis, graphite, slight chocolate, slight cedar and slight spice. The nose itself it big but not overblown. On the palate, the texture is gorgeous. Seamless, velvety and round yet muscular enough. Layers of fruit tightly layered with chocolate and slight dry earth. Complex and deep. Dee-licious. Gulpable but then it demands attention. Medium tannins. Long finish. This will require bigger foods and meat but this is a classic Napa Cab to just drink by itself. It is that
