Wow. This is real, real, real good wine. It smells great -- I get deep, luxurious currant and roses, plus a bit of sweet new oak. There's a throatiness that's really cool, like you made wine from Kathleen Turner's voice and a Mustang Shelby GT. The texture is thick and dusty -- rich, vibrant fruit that just sings. Surprisingly, this paired really well with a simple spaghetti and meat sauce.
The blend is 82% cab, 15% malbec and 3% merlot. I didn't realize that at first, but now that I know, I really see what each varietal contributes to the blend. The cab gives it wonderful weight and structure, the malbec adds that rustic edge (maybe that's the throatiness?) and the merlot delivers that nice fruit. Too bad they only made 300 cases of this -- I'd love to have more.
Nice to see the new reviews you put up. Always look forward to seeing what you like.
Posted by: Stephanie | September 18, 2006 at 06:29 PM