Happy Sunday! Today was day of a lot of random chores, from yard work to laundry to making an apple pie, I was all over the place today. but at least it's time now to relax with a nice Sunday dinner and a bottle of wine. Tonight I've opened a bottle I recently purchased from Wines Till Sold Out, the 2017 Napa Underground Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, which is a product of Girard wine maker Glenn Hugo (I opened a bottle of 2007 Girard Artistry on a Cellar Saturday a few years ago and needless to say, I'm a fan. So, let's see how this more recent wine is faring!
The wine is a deep, inky black in the glass, with bright ruby along the edges, just as you might expect from a big Napa Cabernet. A gentle swirl reveals aromas of blackberry, currant and a bit of allspice, with a slight undertone of leather. Take a sip and you have a rush of black fruit, blackberry, currant and cherry, with a hint of mint under the surface. The rich fruit transitions to some wonderful black pepper spice midpalate, as the tannins take command for a wonderfully complex, dry finish.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it seems to punch well above its weight class for this $20 Cabernet! This wine would pair well with a variety of dishes, from summer barbecue, to pizza and tacos, but it's also ideal for fall, and I could see this wine paring with roasts, beef stew or chili. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a transitional summer to fall dinner, a rare grilled prime ribcap, along with some oven roasted leeks and white asparagus, along with some mashed sweet potatoes. Cheers!
