St. Helena, Napa Valley, California
46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot
Nice deep black cherry colour, clear with a lot of reflexes. In the nose clean, very intense and complex. Spicy with aromas of cinnamon and nutmeg. Some tobacco in the background? Later some fruit aromas come more into the foreground. Black cherries and especially cowberries.
Very pleasant, mild, perfectly integrated alcohol. Tannins still present, but in a pleasant way. Harmonious with medium finish but in the main part smoothly lingering.
A complex wine which needs the taster's whole concentration. Absolutely on the top. Perhaps another two or three years.
Definitely the wine for your next tender beef filet.