Delorimier Winery, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County) Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Marvelously complete and complex, this wine shows layered aromatics, excellent depth of flavor, and a world-class finish that involves innumerable little nuances.  The color is impressively dark (especially for the vintage), and the wine’s density is likewise quite notable, yet there’s no hint of over-extraction and nothing that comes off as overblown at any point in the sensory sequence.  Sweet but also spicy and savory, with medium body but plenty of punch and persistence, this is an object lesson in balance and integration.  Platinum Award winner at the 2015 San Diego International Wine Competition.