
One of our favorite Chardonnay producers, Rombauer Vineyards also makes a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon. Like virtually all their other wines, it's rich and concentrated without being too tough or tannic. Picked at a ripe 26.7 average Brix at harvest, it's a big, ripe Cabernet, but optically sorted before cold-soak and fermentation to retain pure flavors. The winery's note on this vintage: "This wine is vibrant dark purple with a fuchsia rim. The nose is expressive, with aromas of red fruit, cassis and toast. The wine is full-bodied, packed with flavors of boysenberry, raspberry and black cherry, along with notes of sweet tobacco, cedar and vanilla. Supple tannins carry through to a lingering finish."