Ghost Block Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Estate 2007

This is a beautiful, balanced and elegant wine fit for royalty, but affordable to the rest of us. From uncorking through four hours, there is nothing in nose or palate that offends. Instead, a series of pleasure-giving harmonies visit in succession. The nose opens to bright tones of vanilla and honeydew melon, intermingling with notes of cherry and fragrant wild flowers. The palate launches with wild cherry, plum and an array of tart fruit flavors, followed by cloves and other spices on the finish. After an hour, a creamy honey taste spreads over the tongue and establishes a new milieu for the complex medley of flavors still evolving. Buttery oak and crème brûlée make their appearances, along with notes of burnt brown sugar and earth. The finish is elegant, lengthy and structured, supported and sustained by velvety tannins and a pleasant, zingy acidity that crowns this well-orchestrated journey with a titillating tang.

This is a beautiful, balanced and elegant wine fit for royalty, but affordable to the rest of us. From uncorking through four hours, there is nothing in nose or palate that offends. Instead, a series of pleasure-giving harmonies visit in succession. The nose opens to bright tones of vanilla and honeydew melon, intermingling with notes of cherry and fragrant wild flowers. The palate launches with wild cherry, plum and an array of tart fruit flavors, followed by cloves and other spices on the finish. After an hour, a creamy honey taste spreads over the tongue and establishes a new milieu for the complex medley of flavors still evolving. Buttery oak and crème brûlée make their appearances, along with notes of burnt brown sugar and earth. The finish is elegant, lengthy and structured, supported and sustained by velvety tannins and a pleasant, zingy acidity that crowns this well-orchestrated journey with a titillating tang.