Country: US / Rancho Del Oso
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Sbragia / Howell Mountain
Those mountain tannins are here in spades, and even though they’re ripe and sweet, they give the wine a powerful astringency that demands cellaring. But age will certainly reward, for the wine is huge in currant, black cherry and unsweetened chocolate flavors. Open after 2010 and the fruit will shine through in all its ripe, succulent glory.