2001 Twenty Bench Napa Valley

[dananne]

I realize that anyone who has even remotely paid any attention to my posts or TNs would be puzzled as to why I'm posting on a cab. However, I found this cab on a rec from a real cute young lady at a new local wine bar/shop, and seeing as I only have 4 cabs in a 3/4-full 220-bottle cellar, I thought, "Why not try it." Plus, WW has been virtually the only poster in the Cab forum in the past month. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Wow. Yum.

I'll leave it to true cab guys like WW to give a better sense of how something like this may or may not age, but this is drinking very soft and flavorful for such a young cab.

Dark color. Floral nose that reminded me of a lilac bush (though that is more of a white wine descriptor, so maybe I'm thinking of violet -- I need to get out to the Botannical Gardens). It WAS floral, though! Soft, blackberry, licorice, and euclyptus flavors, held together by sweet vanilla. Soft tannins, medium weight. The licorice lingers a bit on the finish, and some cherry flavors seem to appear. Alc. at 13.5%, but not present. Decanted 30 min. Paid $14 for it. Yep. That'll be knocked down when I return for a case and get my 10% discount. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

This is a second label Regusci, which means little to a non-cab guy who last had a Napa wine in, hmmmm, don't know. A brief 'net search gives me the idea that it is an old family winery.

I would love other's input on this. I have no idea why it's so yummy and so young. I have no idea whether it may only get better after a few years. Thoughts?


[This message has been edited by dananne (edited 06-21-2003).]