Hess Collection Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Region: Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
Winery: Hess Collection
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Color: dark supple violet

Nose: Some cedar with dark fruit and (right now) closed aromas of black cherry

Palate: After 3 hours of decanting, wine started to open up with great balance and medium to full-bodied grace. Will take some time to allow this wine to fully integrate and open up. Some dustiness adds complexity to the long finish.

Posted by drxeno on November 11th, 2007 at 2:41am | report comment

Hess Collection Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Region: Mount Veeder, Napa Valley
Winery: Hess Collection
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker Notes: From Veeder Hills vineyards with altitudes of 600 – 1120 feet, this wine is a powerful, brambly and structured mountain Cabernet Sauvignon that pairs well with robust dishes
and grilled meats. The aroma expresses cassis, molasses, milk chocolate, black berry, and black cherry followed by briary notes of sweet loganberry and oak-cedar. On the palate the wine is layered with the same fruit characters and dark chocolate with chewy tannins and a medium bodied mid-palate that build through the finish. Great age worthy potential.

Posted by scowenslaw on December 15th, 2007 at 2:07pm | report comment