Everyone loves this wine: Cellartracker, Robert Parker, Wine Spectator, Stephen Tanzer, Alder Yarrow ... and there's very little I can add to the discussion, except to say that if you have a bottle or find a bottle, you should try it now.
Alder Yarrow quoted Lou Kapcsandy (cup-CHUN-dy): "I have no interest in fruit bombs. No interest in huge, in-your-face wines that lack a mid-palate or structure. . . . I'm trying to make great wines, which to mean mean wines that are distinct, approachable in their youth, but fundamentally structured to age for a long time."
And I think that he's succeeded.
I decanted this for 2 hours which was not at all enough. The first glass hadn't fully opened up by the time I tasted it. That said, after only about 3 hours this was amazing. It's pure, not overly extracted, not too sweet, and not grapey, like so many Napa cabs, but it has good depth and concentration.
Hi I've been reading your blog and just wanted to extend an invitation to you.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Gregory Dal Piaz and
I have recently been hired as the Community Manager here at Snooth.com. As such I am working not only to grow the community activity on our site but am also planning a series of events for Snooth members. These will range from free in-store tastings much like what one typically finds in retail stores to wine dinners featuring extensive vertical and horizontal tastings and even the occasional winemaker.
Some highlights of upcoming events include; a 10-year after blind retrospective tasting of 1998 Barolo, a series of tastings focusing on wines from one of Californias golden ages with line-ups that will include wine such as Caymus Cabernet Sauvignon 1975- 1984 and Mondavi Reserve Cabernet from 1975-1981.
I am also working on assembling a panel to blind taste new release wines that will include both wine professionals and amateurs from the ranks of our Snooth members. As a blogger with an interest in food and wine you are an ideal person to partner with for the promotion of, participation in and reporting on these types of events. I look forward to speaking with you and hope that you can become a member of Snooth.com and benefit from these events.
Thanks for your time.
Gregory Dal Piaz
Community Manager
Snooth Inc.
gregory@snooth.com