You might be a wine geek if...

Do you find yourself always scouring the wine aisles looking for a label you DON"T recognize? Do your friends automatically (and somewhat fearfully) hand the wine list to you when you go out to eat? Do your friends wonder why you have no savings, then look into your cellar and mumble something about bad fiscal planning? Congratulations, you're one of us...this blog's for you.

Thursday, April 5, 2007

New Kobalt Cab



Speaking of wines that can ONLY be bought at auction...
This wine is simply impossible to find, but I've gotta put a word in nonetheless...
2004 Kobalt Cabernet Sauvignon
Met up with Owner/winemaker Kevin Carriker at the shop last week, and got a chance to taste the latest vintage of his super intense blockbuster cab. Made in partnership with Mark Herrold of Merus, from a variety of Napa vineyards, this inky black blend of 97% cab and 3% petit verdot is an absolute monster. Screaming black fruit, licorice and spice as well as hints of coffee, black pepper and a layer of sweet oak. On the palate the wine is weighty and dense with more than enough stuffing for the long haul. I recommend at minimum 2-3 hours in a decanter if you must drink this before 2012. Retail price if you can find it, uhmmm best guess is over $125, but don't quote me on that, just buy it if you see it...it's worth it, even from an online auction...
93 points
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