Happy Friday! It's been an inordinately long week, and although I haven't posted, you can rest assured that I still consumed a lot of wine! Tonight I've decided to open a bottle of a recent wine club shipment from Forgeron Cellars, the 2016 Anvil Dionysus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (89%) and Petit Verdot (11%), from blocks 11 and 13 of the Dionysus Vineyard in the Columbia Valley AVA of Washington. Since I've been ready for a glass of wine since noon, let's see what this baby has to offer!
The wine is a deep indigo at the center, with bright garnet around the edges, just as you might expect from an expansive Cabernet. The nose is chock full of fruit, black raspberry, cherry and currant intermingled with fresh herb notes lingering over the top. The taste is a rush of rich black cherry that dances around your tongue, beckoning the flavors of green grass, cocoa and fig to join the dance. The tannins are nicely rounded, providing for a generous mouthfeel and a solid base for the lingering dry finish that leaves you asking for more.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's just a classically formed Washington tribute to the Bordeaux of the left bank. This wine would pair well with a variety of hearty fall dishes, from braised short ribs to hearty pasta with Bolognese sauce, lamb chops to hearty chili. Tonight I am enjoying this wine with a big honkin' Angus T-bone steak grilled Pittsburgh rare with some grilled leeks and Brussels sprouts. Cheers!
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