Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard 1993

Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard 1993This up and coming superstar has fashioned an outstanding 1994 and an outrageously rich, sumptuous 1993. The 1993 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard (which has been bottled and will be released in 1996) should turn out to be one of the most exceptional wines of the vintage. The color is an opaque purple. The nose offers up cassis, blueberry, black raspberry, and toasty scents, followed by gorgeously rich, sweet (from extract, not sugar) flavors,

followed by gorgeously rich

The caressing and wonderfully vibrant medium-bodied flavors possess better mid-palate density before concluding in a lingering

intense on the finish with that trademark Coutet acidity driving the finish and lending so much energy

blackberries

supple-textured

This full-bodied wine is silky

The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Volcanic Hill is a big-time winner

and flavor dimension not tasting heavy

which is to say after 7 to 8 years

but with no sense of heaviness

The saturated purple/black color is followed by aromas of sweet vanillin intermixed with riveting scents of black currants

The wine is off-the-charts great