2007 KOBALT, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
(681 cases produced)
Here’s a wine from Kevin Carriker and winemaking guru Mark Herold of Merus fame. This stuff is as fearless and crazy as the miners that chew cocoa leaves and charcoal in search of the rare blue mineral. There’s a crazy bucking hose on the label warning the drinker to ride another horse and give this wild one some time (2-3 years) to calm down or you might get bucked. The wine is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Malbec from the Coombsville area of Napa Valley. It gets big scores from Parker and the boys and has a great seven vintage track record. The wine is big and dark with colors of black, purple, and blue. Flavors of currant, blueberry, mocha, and black plum are accentuated with nuances of herbs, leather, and oak, all bound to melt together with a few years in the corral…This horse has a big brother that can’t be roped, tamed, or saddled. The only thing that calms it down is…..
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