An interesting wine. In denmark it costs 34$ which is hte same as Raymond N apa Cab, and less then Beringer Knights Valley (which is the best cheapest napa cab I can get here at 47$. ( this is last year's currency exchange, as the new one skews it a lot).
OK , on to the wine and why I found it interesting:
It hits the right notes as a napa cab, which is rare to find here. dark fru it, spicy, earthiness, a bit of licorice the first day, some tobacco. Lacki ng in sandy/grainy tannins that I LOVE. ok, its not a 100$ reserve cab, I g et it. Upon opening it is mostly cherry, but underlying black berry. Not "d issolved broken down berries that I love on reserve cabs. But the second da y, is where it really gets interesting.
On second day it reminds me more of Guigal's Cote Rotie Brune. Yes, thats r ight. When I had that Guigal I was disappointed as it didnt taste north rho ne to me, but more cali cab style. So this is where the ends meet!. It has a meaty savoury taste to it on the second day! Cherry note is gone (thankfu lly!) Tannins are a bit grainier (thankfully!) finish is long, and ends on vanilla. This is really yummy. Like drinking sweet yummy veals blood barrig ue, with black berries and spiced with vanilla, cloves, and cigar. amzing P QR. Blood flavour is something I normally attribute to bordeaux.