Provenance Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
We purchased this bottle from last year’s Summerfest - an annual event in the Virgina Highlands where our favorite wine store & restaurant, Murphy’s, holds a wine tasting and sale. Last year we couldn’t actually make the tasting, so I trusted Nick to put together a case of delicious wines with lots of variety. This year we did make it, and I can’t wait to pick up my wine later this week (lots of affordable and tasty summer whites) - I’ll blog about that soon.
This wine did not disappoint - it was delicious. Rich and smooth, it had the heaviness of a Cabernet without being overwhelmed by oak (even though it is aged for 18 months in oak). You can taste hints of fruit (the tasting notes mention black cherry and blackberry), and other rich flavors like coffee and chocolate. Some Cabernets I find overbearing, but this one was not - I enjoyed it and wish I had more in the cellar. It is a higher price point than we normally write about but it was a good bottle of wine and I wanted to share.
Vineyard: Provenance Rutherford
Varietal: 97% Cabernet, 3% Petit Verdot
Year: 2005
Price: $30 - $40
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