Thank heavens it's Friday! It's been a long week and I am surely ready for a break. Between work and rehearsals for an upcoming community theatre production I'm in, it seems like I was up at 5:30 each morning and then running non-stop until 11 pm! But, no rehearsal tonight so I get to enjoy a bottle of wine and a dinner that does not consist of quickly reheated leftovers. So, with that in mind, I've opened a bottle of 2018 Nelms Road Cabernet Sauvignon, a second label Columbia Valley Cabernet produced by Woodward Canyon Winery, a winery that I first visited over 20 years ago! Let's see how this wine is shaping up.
The wine is a deep ruby color in the glass, just as you might expect from a mellow Columbia Valley Cabernet. A gentle swirl releases aromas of ripe black plum, currant and cherry, intermingled with notes of black pepper spice and a bit of green cedar. A first sip reveals a rush of black fruit, dried herbs and a hint of leather, that just has a wonderfully velvety mouthfeel. Midpalate provides a bit of vanilla bean wrapping up with some black pepper spice on the finish. The tannins are well structured and approachable, for a lovely dry finish that will have you soon reaching for another sip.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's a solid everyday Cabernet at a value price of just $25. This wine would pair well with a variety of hearty, winter comfort dishes, from braised short ribs to hearty pasta, but tonight I am enjoying this wine with a mid-rare grilled bison New York strip along with some oven roasted potatoes and beets, and asparagus with hollandaise. Cheers!
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