Napa Valley, California
14.2% Alcohol
Tasted 2014-05-01
Medium dark cherry red with ruby red rims. Aromas of dark chocolate, broom and black forrest cake. Very pleasant taste of cherries mixed with red and green pepper. Perfect integration of alcohol and the smooth tannis. Medium long to long finish. Very good. After two hours decanting the fruit aromas are more present. We paired this elegant wine with a medium-rare sirloin steak served with fried potatos, mozzarella with cherry tomatoes and cole slaw. Wonderful.
The wine is on the top and will hold this quality for a minimum of another two years. I bought it at "The Wine Reserve" in the UK where it is still available (£ 35.99). I had not known Cafaro so far and - to be honest - I didn't expect too much. But this wine is really, really good. It pairs the - let's say - old world elegancy with the new worlds "Lightness of Being". Kudos to Joe Cafaro.
Thursday, May 1. 2014
2007 Cafaro Cabernet Sauvignon (90/100)
2007 Napa Angel by Montes Cabernet Sauvignon Aurelio's Selection (89+/100)
Napa Valley, California
15.1% Alcohol
Tasted 2014-04-30
Very deep and dark cherry red with purple rims. Nearly impervious. Still very young and strong. The high alcohol is clearly noticeable. Some aromas of dark fruits present, but currently balmy notes, chocolate and tobacco predominate. On the palate cherries, some vegetable notes of green pepper but also black pepper. Now I decant the wine: After some hours the wine becomes more smooth and the tannins are not any longer so aggressive, also some cassis notes arise. However even the next day the alcohol is (too) present.
The data sheet of the producer denotes the wine as "full-bodied wine with ripe and silky tannins". At the moment it seems to me that the wine is in a very difficult phase and with the silky tannins I don't fully agree. I hope that in some years the tannins as well as the alcohol will be better integrated. I would wait for another three years. The potential for a long life (> 2020) is given.
One pairing recommendation of the producer is Blackened Fish. I fully agree, this could be a sensational pairing.
15.1% Alcohol
Tasted 2014-04-30
Very deep and dark cherry red with purple rims. Nearly impervious. Still very young and strong. The high alcohol is clearly noticeable. Some aromas of dark fruits present, but currently balmy notes, chocolate and tobacco predominate. On the palate cherries, some vegetable notes of green pepper but also black pepper. Now I decant the wine: After some hours the wine becomes more smooth and the tannins are not any longer so aggressive, also some cassis notes arise. However even the next day the alcohol is (too) present.
The data sheet of the producer denotes the wine as "full-bodied wine with ripe and silky tannins". At the moment it seems to me that the wine is in a very difficult phase and with the silky tannins I don't fully agree. I hope that in some years the tannins as well as the alcohol will be better integrated. I would wait for another three years. The potential for a long life (> 2020) is given.
One pairing recommendation of the producer is Blackened Fish. I fully agree, this could be a sensational pairing.
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