2010 Promise Cabernet Sauvignon
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The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon is just as beautiful from bottle as it was from barrel. A dark, sumptuous beauty, the 2010 flows across the palate with dark cherry, plum, cassis, iron, menthol, cedar, sweet spices and French oak. Today the wine is incredibly primary, but it should develop nicely with more time in bottle. Readers who enjoy deep, dense Napa Valley Cabernets will flip out over the 2010. I have adored this wine since I first tasted it several years ago.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Freshly cut flowers, violets, mocha, espresso and blackberries all jump from the glass as the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon shows off its compelling personality. The aromas and flavors are beautifully delineated from start to finish. The 2010 adds an element of cool, mineral-drenched precision to the trademark sumptuous fruit. This is a great vintage for Promise’s 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. I can’t wait to taste the 2010 once it is in bottle!
Freshly cut flowers, violets, mocha, espresso and blackberries all jump from the glass as the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon shows off its compelling personality. The aromas and flavors are beautifully delineated from start to finish. The 2010 adds an element of cool, mineral-drenched precision to the trademark sumptuous fruit. This is a great vintage for Promise’s 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon. I can’t wait to taste the 2010 once it is in bottle! Anticipated maturity: 2017-2030. Steve McPherson left behind a successful career as television executive to focus on his dream of making world-class wine. Promise emerges from a plot in Rich Frank’s Winston Hill vineyard in Rutherford. The wine spends about 30 months in new French oak barrels. There is no shortage of boutique wineries in Napa Valley, but Promise is the real deal. Steve McPherson and his team have succeeded in crafting one of the most unique Cabernet Sauvignons readers will come across. Tel. (707) 942-0859