March 3rd, 2012 – Wine: 2004 St. Clement Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

Cherry pie in a glass?  Not quite, but there is a mix of dark cherry fruit, baking spices, minerals, and leather among the wonderful layers of complexity that make up this wine.  The nose is delightful, and the wine delivers with authority and balance.  There is a richness below it all that temps me to forego my better judgment and drink it all too quickly.  This Rutherford Cabernet is a fantastic wine, especially as expressed in this vintage.