2007 Lewis Cellars Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2007 California vintage is revealing itself to be quite impressive. The Wine Spectator's Jim Laube wrote this spring (2009): "I expected 2007 to be a great year for California wine, and indeed it's shaping up that way across the board for all varietals...What made 2007 so good is that one the winter rains stopped, spring was dry, the set was good and winegrowers were able to farm the vineyards the way they wanted to. The growing season was dry, warm and mild, with a harvest that came off with few hitches." With this in mind, and their impressive showings in the past vintages, we're not suprised that the 2007 Lewis Cabernet is so spectacular. A perennial K&L favorite, the Lewis Napa Cab is a "do not miss" wine of the highest order. A great example of what is to come with the 2007 Napa Cabs! The '07 Lewis Cabernet is big, rich, fleshy and focused. It is loaded with cassis, black cherry fruit, mint, and mocha flavors. The wine is seamless in the mouth and the tannins are ripe and velvety. Give it another few months in the bottle to really round out and give it some air when opening! (Trey Beffa, K&L Wine Merchants)