Happy Sunday! I finished all the leaves and fall trimming today, and now I am doing laundry and getting ready for a nice Sunday dinner. Tonight, I've opened a bottle of wine that I picked up at Costco yesterday, I'm not sure how great it will be, but certainly the price was amenable. They had two different bottles from this maker, and I bought a bottle of each, but we will start with the 2022 Clos de Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, a nice varietal from a troublesome vintage, so let's see what this wine has to offer!
The wine is an inky black at the center with bright ruby along the edges, fairly standard for a big Napa Cabernet. The nose displays aromas of broad floral notes over the top with undertones of black currant and cherry, a very surprising result. The first sip is classic Napa Cabernet, with a rush of blackberry, black currant and cherry that wash over your palate before transitioning to some notes of mocha and dark chocolate midpalate. The tannins are well structured, providing for the classic dry finish of a Napa Cabernet.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, as it's a very pleasant drinking Cabernet at an outstanding price of just $15 at Costco. This wine would pair well with steak, rack of lamb or hearty pasta, almost any dish with a backbone that need a big wine. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a rare grilled ribeye with Cowboy crust seasoning, topped with blistered yellow grape tomatoes, an oven roasted purple sweet potato and some steamed asparagus with Hollandaise. Cheers!
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