2004 hope & grace Cabernet Sauvignon
November 6th, 2007 at 7:52 pm (Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Red Wine)
I’m occasionally gifted with wine beyond my means. In this case a few bottle of 2004 hope & grace Cabernet Sauvignon. I’m a red wine man, as anyone can tell. So it wasn’t long before i decided to pair it with a pasta dish I made.
Right off the bat you can tell expense went into the making. The care that went into the making is evident in how smooth… and how rich the taste is. I could go on about the bouquet and all the other fancy words, but this is a damn good wine. The simplicity in the presentation, follows into the taste. in that it is a Cab. It doesn’t stray into other details. It is first and foremost a VERY good Cabernet Sauvignon.
The only negative? The price was too expensive for myself. i wouldn’t be able to get bottles of this all the time. And the thought that kept popping into my head was that for $50 I could get 2 bottles of Clos Pegas Cabernet. The difference between the two is that this wine tastes great down… and can still be bottled for a few years. Which makes me wonder how good its REALLY going to taste down the road.