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Howard Roark Did Not Make This Wine
FOUNTAINHEAD CABERNET SAUVIGNON
"MORISOLI-BORGES"
RUTHERFORD, NAPA VALLEY 2003 ($45)
is special. Like the Detert, this is A+ property to grow Cab, and the
wine shows it. The nose is fun with a Zin-like pepper spice, black cherry,
cedar box and berry liqueur. The flavor is rich and seamless.
The true sign of quality, I feel, comes just before you swallow. This is
when the rich, sweet berry flavor attacks!
Great finish. First there’s fruit, then more spice, olive and earth. The
food pairing ideas here are endless as this wine has appropriate restraint.
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