So, it's been about a year and a half since I wrote about this wine. I kind of raved about it then, so I was curious to see what I thought of it now. Mind you, it's a different vintage, the other was from 2021, this one is from 2023.
So I still really like this wine. The nose is still lush. Oak and leather and syrupy fruit. I'm not getting fig yet though. This vintage smells of blackberries, currants and violets with hints of spice. The taste is a little smoky, like burnt orange or Crème brûlée. But it's also not as robust a flavor as I remember. Or again, it could be this particular vintage.As it turns out, the weather in 2023 was cooler and rainier than average, which might have played a part. I've recently learned that it's not recommended to harvest grapes too soon after it rains because the ripe grapes actually soak up the rain water and it dilutes the wine. Of course, it's also bad to hold off harvesting the grapes too long after they ripen, so sometimes you just have to pick your poison.
Still a nice wine, but it doesn't instantly transport me back to Paso like the '21 did. It's much softer than most Cabernets so I'm not sure what I'd pair it with. It's definitely not a steak wine or a pasta wine. Maybe a pork roast or duck a l'orange. Ooh, wait. My mom used to make a delicious Cornish game hen stuffed with wild rice with a flaming cherry sauce. It was the '70s, so what would you expect? I think this wine would go perfectly with that.
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