This is a solid multi versatile Napa Cab with an attractive personality of cassis, black cherries, herbs, vanilla and chocolate. It is mid weight with great length and a price that justifies purchasing a couple of bottles for the cellar. Drink over the next 3 to 4 years.
I must admit a certain fondness for Daroiush. Simply put, they make great wines, year in, year out! The ‘07 Cab follows suit. With 15 years’ worth of tannins, this full-bodied wine serves up plums, blackberries, dark cherries, spice, herbs and vanilla. There is excellent length to this oh-so-gratifying wine.
Attention-grabbing floral and raspberry aromas entice the nose. Juicy cherry and rich plum fruit flavours engage the palate, supported by an opulent texture and plush tannins. Spicy blackberry pie finish goes on and on. Totally pleasurable on its own, but delicious with red meats in a berry reduction sauce.
Cab Sauv (83%) dominates, but includes four other Bordeaux varieties: Merlot (11%), Cab Franc (3%), Malbec (2%) and Petit Verdot (1%). Roasted coffee bean aromas; then abundant blackcurrant, cassis, mocha and cedar flavours. An elegant, layered palate complements seamless, plush tannins. Bittersweet chocolate resonates on the finish. Sublime with roast prime rib.
The fragrant nose delights with floral and fruity aromas, accompanied by satisfying cassis, vanilla, coffee, potpourri and brown spices. The complex palate showcases black fruit flavours along with harmonious balance, firm texture and ripe, fine-grained tannins. Engaging black liquorice on the long finish. A steak, please.
This muscular proprietary red is a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and the remainder equal parts Merlot and Franc. It delivers in spades: plums, blackberries, dark cherries, tobacco, liquorice and dark cocoa. Extremely full bodied, with impressive concentration and huge tannins, it should slumber in the cellar for another five years and then will easily last until 2030. Patience is required, but the reward will be sublime.
Apple and citrus scents lead to flavours of lemon oil, pear and melon. Features bright acidity, elegant mid-palate and a vanilla spice finish. Barrel fermentation, sur-lie aging and partial malolactic fermentation imparts richness and complexity. Pair with cream-based pastas.