Juslyn Vineyards Spring Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA

嘉林酒莊赤霞珠紅葡萄酒

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Last December, I mistakenly indicated the 2003s had been bottled, but in fact they were not bottled until April, 2006. The deep ruby/purple-colored 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate (85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot) possesses an extra aromatic and flavor dimension as well as a beautiful, medium to full-bodied palate, well-integrated acidity, wood, alcohol, and tannin, and a pure, rich, broad, savory personality. It is a complete wine from a very good vintage for Napa Cabernet. Drink it over the next 12-15+ years. As I have written before, Carolyn and Perry Butler have quickly made Juslyn one of the finest sources of top quality wine on Spring Mountain. They planted their estate vineyard in 1997 and have been sourcing high quality grapes from several of Andy Beckstoffer’s top Napa Valley vineyards.Tel. (888) 875-9096; Fax (707) 967-8020

Showing jammy blackberry and cherry flavors and lots of new smoky oak, this is a young, tannic Cab. It would suggest aging, especially given its mountain origins, except for a streak of green mint that suggests some less than ripe fruit. Best now and for a few years.——S.H.(12/15/2007)—— 87