Sodaro, Estate Blend Red, Napa Valley

Classic fruit forward Napa cab, integrated tannins, medium to long finish, tertiary notes peeking out. Very enjoyable.

Very oaky on PnP. Improves with a 2-hour decant. Medium body. Blackberry, plum, vanilla, cedar, and a hint of camphor.

A big nose of dark fruit and spices, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied Bordeaux blend, with cassis, plum, meat and spice on long finish. Still young, needs a good decant, a good value. www.winelx.com

This wine is very aromatic. Tasted after opening for an hour. The aromas or a field of wildflowers with a rich floral finish. The flavor is dark fruit, somewhat muddled but certainly BlackBerry and Cassis are present. There’s also a hint of bing cherry on the medium finish.Tannins are smooth but the wine seems one dimensional at this point. A good wine but certainly not a powerhouse. Recommend it rests for a year and then revisit. I think it’s still …

90-92: this bottle followed the excellent C. Elizabeth Oakville, and as such suffered in comparison. It's still very good, full-bodied, rich, chewy, and lingering on the finish. Just lacks a bit of the oomph that you want in this price range. Might improve with more cellar time.