Ste. Chapelle 2000 Winemaker’s Series Cabernet Sauvignon (Idaho)

Country: US / Winemaker’s Series
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Idaho
Winery: Ste. Chapelle / Idaho

Okay, Idaho Cabernet is never going to be an easy sell. But new winemaker Chuck Devlin is a talent, and he gives this wine a distinct core of sweet black cherry fruit; not big, but perfectly ripe. It’s set in a slightly earthy framework of root and rock, with a lightly chalky finish. —P.G.