Color: opaque ruby with long legs
Nose: dark chocolate, cigar box, cassis, sandlewood
Palate: opulent, candied black fruit, dark chocolate, a hint of tobacco, good minerality w/ grippy tannin. Still young, could use another 10 years in the cellar.
Alcohol: 12.8%
Food Pairing: expresso rubbed steak
Purchased from: Silver Oak (vertical vintage)
Verdict: WOW! I think I'm in love.
I opened the bottle because Robert Parker's WA rated 2000 a poor vintage for Calif Cabs, I wonder what other vintages of this wine would taste like.
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