Promoted and sold as a red Bordeaux-style blend, Winston Hill technically fits the description although it could be classified and labeled Cabernet Sauvignon as well (it’s 89 percent CS). Doesn’t matter what they call it, though, because it’s simply a blockbuster of a red wine, with intensity, complexity, balance and exquisite structure. This vintage exhibits luscious black- and red-fruit aromas, tantalizing spice notes, scintillating minerality and a dazzling finish.
Frank Family Vineyard, Rutherford (Napa Valley, California) 2008
By Robert Whitley