Country: US / Monte Rosso Vineyard
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Sbragia / Sonoma Valley
Monte Rosso red wines are always big, but this may be the most intense Cabernet ever to come from that mountain vineyard. It’s in keeping with the Sbragia style of extreme ripeness and oak. Almost sweet, but really dry, it erupts in black currant, chocolate and smoky oak flavors, and needs time in the cellar to calm down. Best after 2011.