Well, it's the first Saturday of a new month which means it's Cellar Saturday! It's time to raid my cellar and find something at least a decade in the making. Tonight I've opened the first bottle in a 2012-2016 vertical I recently purchased from Wines Till Sold Out. The 2012 Cobblestone Vineyards Atlas Peak Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (96%) and Petit Verdot (4%) from the Atlas Peak AVA of Napa Valley. So, let's see how this wine is tasting!
The wine is an inky black at the center with bright ruby along the edges, just as you might expect from a classic, big Napa Cabernet. A swirl of the glass reveals aromas of prune, lavender, eucalyptus and a bit of ripe blackberry. Take a sip and you are immediately in big Cabernet country, with a rush of black fruit that washes over your palate, blackberry, cherry and plum, that transition easily to some notes of anise, white pepper spice and earthy loam. The tannins are robust, providing for a velvety mouthfeel and a long, smooth dry finish that seems to linger for a minute or more.
I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's really matured well over the years. This wine would pair well with a lot of hearty dishes, but like most big Napa Cabs, it would be exceptional with steak. Tonight I am doing just that and enjoying this wine with a big dry aged prime ribeye grilled Pittsburgh rare, with grilled leeks, oven roasted sweet potatoes, blistered cherry tomatoes and steamed asparagus. Cheers!
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