Sunday, July 28, 2013

June 27, 2013 – Wine: 2006 Provenance Rutherford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

There were just two vintages of this rich, balanced, flagship wine from Provenance.  The 2005 was my favorite of the two, but what made the 2006 special was that I was in the tasting room when the wine maker, Tom Rinaldi, came dancing out of the lab with a beaker full of red wine declaring he had just blended the 2006 Estate Cabernet.  He eagerly dropped an ounce in each patron’s glass to get their impression, and it was delicious.  That was back in 2008.  I acquired four bottles through the wine club.  The first one was opened in 2010 and was far from ready – it still had a little of the 2006 funk lurking behind the scenes.  Now, the wine has had more time to integrate and develop.  On the palette, the wine is rich and a little spicy, with delicious red and black fruits, minerals, and leather notes.  I’ll try to wait about two more years before I open the next bottle.

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