The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley reveals lots of earth, forest, and loamy soil notes intermixed with spice, red cherry, and currant characteristics. It is a big, bold, masculine-styled red with rustic tannins, but I would take the two bargain-priced Cabernets over this wine. Nevertheless, it is a good, but chunky style of Cabernet that should drink well for 10-12 years.
Readers should not forget the two terrific bargains in the Louis M. Martini portfolio that I reviewed in issue #186, the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa (90 points; $27) and the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma (90 points; $17). Following is the rest of their strong portfolio, with the top wines perhaps the finest Cabernets that have emerged from this winery since the 1950s and early 1960s. The Gallo family, which owns the Martini label, possesses one of Sonoma’s iconic vineyards, Monte Rosso, from which they fashion three exceptional wines.
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