Buccella Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (750ml) Valladolid with everything in place

with everything in place

It's full-bodied but very reserved in style with fine tannins and a seductively long finish

easy to drink

although backward

violet and cassis aromas

Buccella Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 2005 (750ml) Valladolid with everything in placeThe 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon struts its stuff in an elegant but powerful style, with notes of black fruits, burning embers, roasted meats, and a hint of subtle bay leaf. The wine has terrific fruit concentration, full bodied power, substantial but ripe tannins, and a long, long finish. This wine should drink nicely for at least two decades. I first tasted these wines when they were made by Mark Herold, but he has been replaced by the well known