2003 Krupp Brothers Veraison Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Info –
Appellation: Napa, Oakville
Vineyard: Stage Coach, Southside of Pritchard Hill
Grapes: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec, 1% Cabernet
Franc
Cooperage: 18 months in Taransaud French Oak barrels
Price: ~$65
My Tasting Notes –
Nose: chocolate, blackberry, cassis, leather
Taste: huge juicy fruit, lots of chocolate, blackberry, toasty oak, brown spice and toasty oak
Mouthfeel: full body with big well developed velvety tannins
Finish: very long with concentrated dark fruit flavors
This is a big boy California Cab. The fruit is right up front on the aromatics as well as on the palate, but is very rich and not “juicy juice”. The chocolate overtones compliment the black fruit flavors and the splash of toasty oak very nicely and the years have been kind to the tannins that are rounded out nicely. Not cheap in the slightest but would be a nice treat for a Saturday night!
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