Community Tasting Note

wmccone54 wrote:

Saturday, November 21, 2020 - In full disclosure, this is one of my favorite Cabernet producers in Napa. I haven’t checked on this in over six years. At thirteen years, this is just beginning to enter into the mature phase; tertiary characteristics are starting to predominate. Shows a clear, deep ruby color without noticeable signs of bricking. Pronounced aromatic and flavor profile leads with bell pepper and drying celery, followed by cocoa powder, dried red currant, overly ripe, drying blackberry, stewed cherry, dried tobacco, burned charcoal, and crusty, black earth. As like most of Nils Venge’s wines, the mouthfeel is somewhat austere and dry. Structure is still very much in play, with chewy tannin and an acidic backbone showing on the long, very dry finish. This requires “big” food, such as a grilled steak or roasted beef, lamb or pork. Tonight this was pulled from a 55 degree cellar, decanted, and enjoyed with a grilled ribeye, and sautéed spinach and mushrooms. Outstanding wine, should cellar for another 5-7 years, assuming the fruit doesn’t fade...structure is solid. Maintain my earlier 94 point scores.

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