Monday, October 27, 2014 - Opened to celebrate the life of Master winemaker Eric Dunham. A tribute to a talented man.
This bottle is everything I look for in a Cabernet. The bottle was well integrated, drinking well and I think it is at or near it's peak. Great Cabernet nose. Good dark fruit with a vanilla barrel streak some spice and tannins. A full mouth wine with a solid finish that had some complexities that evolved. Decanted but the wine drank well from the start and started to fade about 2 hours into the night.
A little lower acidity (higher Ph) made it a good wine to enjoy with some Merlot-Parmesan cheese, rosemary crackers and fresh bartlett pears.