Happy Saturday! It's been raining off and on all day here, so I've been doing some indoor chores before heading to the theatre for a play later this evening. So, to enjoy my upcoming steak dinner, I've decided to open the latest vintage of one of my favorite Cabernets, the 2020 Seven Hills Summit View Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. So, let's see how this wine is shaping up!
The wine is a deep, inky black at the center with bright garnet along the edges, just as you'd expect from a high-quality Cabernet, A gentle swirl of the glass reveals aromas of ripe black fruit, blackberry, cherry and plum, intermingled with hints of vanilla and oak. The first sip presents a rush of cool black fruit and dried herbs that transitions easily to some earthy mineral notes of dusty limestone and basalt midpalate. The tannins are a bit chalky, but still providing a nice base for the long, smooth dry finish that lingers on your palate until you take another sip.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's a wonderfully approachable wine, but not quite up to the level of earlier vintages (I've enjoyed this wine since the release of the 2014 Vintage). This wine would be an ideal hearty beef wine, pairing well with anything from a classic seared filet mignon to a hearty prime rib. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a rare grilled prime New York strip along with some grilled leeks and asparagus. Cheers!
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