David Arthur Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
For a special wine to celebrate my birthday dinner I selected a 2004 vintage release David Arthur Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Having just recently visited the winery up on Pritchard Hill during our recent Napa Valley Wine Experience 2013, I was eager to try another vintage release from our cellar collection of this wine which spans a half dozen vintages. This was a great accompaniment to grilled New York strip steaks that Linda artfully prepared my favorite Pittsburgh style.
David Arthur Vineyards have twenty-one acres atop Pritchard Hill overlooking the famous
Rutherford Bench viticultural area known for producing some of the
finest Cabernet. They are surrounded by vineyards of notable and iconic producers such as Chappellet, Dalla Valle, Harrison, Colgin and
Bryant.
This is as expressive as any David Arthur Cabernet I have tasted to date. It explodes with sweet ripe plum and berry fruits, accented with tones of dark chocolate and a layer of caramel turning to hints of anise, spice notes of tobacco and sweet spicy oak and moderate tannins on the lingering finish. This was even more aromatic and expressive when re-opened two evenings later.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=199674
http://www.davidarthur.com/
For a special wine to celebrate my birthday dinner I selected a 2004 vintage release David Arthur Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Having just recently visited the winery up on Pritchard Hill during our recent Napa Valley Wine Experience 2013, I was eager to try another vintage release from our cellar collection of this wine which spans a half dozen vintages. This was a great accompaniment to grilled New York strip steaks that Linda artfully prepared my favorite Pittsburgh style.
David Arthur Vineyards have twenty-one acres atop Pritchard Hill overlooking the famous
Rutherford Bench viticultural area known for producing some of the
finest Cabernet. They are surrounded by vineyards of notable and iconic producers such as Chappellet, Dalla Valle, Harrison, Colgin and
Bryant.This is as expressive as any David Arthur Cabernet I have tasted to date. It explodes with sweet ripe plum and berry fruits, accented with tones of dark chocolate and a layer of caramel turning to hints of anise, spice notes of tobacco and sweet spicy oak and moderate tannins on the lingering finish. This was even more aromatic and expressive when re-opened two evenings later.
RM 92 points.
https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=199674
http://www.davidarthur.com/