Happy Sunday! It's been a busy weekend and I had the opportunity to go to our County Fair for the first time since the pandemic, which was so nice. Today was a rainy Sunday, so what else could I do but laundry and opening a bottle of wine. Tonight I've opened a bottle of one of my perennial favorite Cabernets from Seven Hills, the 2017 Seven Hills Summit View Cabernet Sauvignon. The Summit View Vineyard was planted with Clone 191 Cabernet, and the terroir is ideal for this grape, creating a truly special wine year after year. So, let's see what this vintage has to offer!
The wine is a deep, inky black at the center with bright ruby along the edges. Give it a swirl and take a deep breath and you're transported to the tobacco smoke infused leather furniture of an Ivy League club as resist the urge to take a healthy sip. Once you do, your mouth is coated with a velvety rich wine, that has a wide array of black fruit and a healthy zing of acidity at the back end. Earthy, rich, velvety smooth, this is the kind wine you can sip over conversations with old friends for hours.
Overall, I'd rate this wine a solid 9, as it's just a pleasure to drink and a wine that has yet to disappoint. This wine would be great with hearty steaks, lamb, or even summer fare like barbecued ribs or hearty brats. Tonight, I'm enjoying this wine with a rare grilled Angus porterhouse along with grilled garlic scapes and asparagus, and some oven roasted fingerling sweet potatoes. Cheers!
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