Rocking Horse Cabernet Sauvignon Garvey Family Vineyard

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Herbs, tobacco, currants, cassis, and earthy soil notes are found in the elegant, medium-bodied 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Garvey Family Vineyard. This stylish, French-inspired Cabernet will drink well for 10-12 years.Tel. (707) 226-5555

A dense ruby/purple color is followed by an earthy, dusty nose with hints of new oak and black currants. On the palate, this wine is long, rich, and full-bodied, with outstanding potential. Pure, with moderate tannin, and admirable concentration, it promises to be even better in 3-4 years, and keep for 12-15+.Tel. (707) 226-5555

This winery's two 1994 Cabernet Sauvignons, made from different micro-climates and soils, offer contrasting styles. I had an unequivocal preference for the 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon Garvey Family Vineyard. Eight-hundred and fifty cases of this outstanding wine are produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine boasts an opaque purple color, full body, an explosively rich mid-palate, and a 20-25 second finish. It is loaded with blackcurrant, cedar, chocolate-like fruit, has a glorious texture, superb richness and chewiness, and that tell-tale, earthy, spicy, "Rutherford dust" characteristic. There are gobs of sweet tannin in the finish, but readers should not conclude that this wine is ready to drink. Purchasers of it should be prepared to give it 3-5 years of cellaring as it is a 20-year wine that could turn out to be even better than my numerical rating suggests. Tel. (707) 226-5555

Rocking Horse has turned in two noteworthy Cabernet Sauvignon efforts. I have a slight preference for the 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Garvey Family Vineyard. The color is an opaque black/purple, and the wine is full-bodied, with a sweet blackcurrant nose, good richness, dusty tannin, and outstanding extract and length. It requires 3-4 years of cellaring, and should keep for 15+. I have had mixed emotions about Rocking Horse's wines in the past, but certainly the four reviewed in this segment acquitted themselves well.Tel. (707) 226-5555