FV (by Frias Family Vineyards) Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District).
This entry was posted on 1/28/2007 11:09 AM and is filed under California Cabernets, good value wines.
The wine floored me. It was that good. It drank like a 60 dollar wine, but was bought at retail for 30 bucks. I would have named FV to be the Wine of the Month, but production is limited (300 cases), so there was no sense hyping a wine that most people can't get their hands on. The only place I have seen it for sale around here is the Meritage Wine Market in Encinitas.
Deep purple color, a heady bouquet of cassis, blackberry jam, smoke and cedar and enough fruit bursting on the palate that you hardly notice the tannic backbone of the wine. A smooth lingering finish complete this first class wine.
4 stars
Purchased for $30 at
Meritage Wine Market in Encinitas.
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