Wine reviews

December 2010

It is neither as upfront nor charming as the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa or the sensational 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Nomad (also 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard). A hussy of a wine, the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Nomad boasts an opaque purple color as well as a sexy perfume of camphor, barbecue smoke, blackberries, cassis and graphite. Full-bodied and concentrated with decent acidity, high but sweet, well integrated tannins and a multi-dimensional mid-palate and finish, this exquisite Cabernet Sauvignon can be drunk over the next 15+ years.