Robert Green, Alexander Valley (Sonoma County, California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

 Seeing a Cabernet that’s still available from the producer when nearing 13 years of age is quite surprising, but then, many wine lovers in apartments with minimal space or houses without basements for cellaring could appreciate an opportunity to acquire a mature Cab for a special occasion.  Thankfully, this is indeed mature but definitely not “played out,” as it continues to show primary fruit notes along with savory scents and flavors as well as very soft feel, as the tannins have rounded with age and any overt wood notes have now been fully absorbed.  In “winespeak,” that makes this an extremely unusual current release that shows primary and tertiary notes, but almost no “secondary” ones from the winemaking process, as all of those seem to have timed out.  No mere curiosity, this is a very fine wine.