Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon - 2007 (750ml) Syrah or Shiraz Elegant and gorgeous to drink

Elegant and gorgeous to drink now

A great showing for this wine in the mini-vertical

there may be more balance than one initially suspects

with a mineral streak

but with great precision and purity

Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon - 2007 (750ml) Syrah or Shiraz Elegant and gorgeous to drinkInky ruby. Intensely perfumed bouquet of red and blackcurrant, dark chocolate and anise, with mounting spiciness. More open knit and accessible than last year's tasting suggested it would be, offering sweet dark fruit and cherry flavors and building tannins. The fruit takes over on the finish, which echoes the spice and cherry notes. This has turned out better than I expected, perhaps because all of the Larkmead fruit went into this wine in this