Country: US / Landslide Vineyard
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Simi / Alexander Valley
This is a very good Cabernet, dry, full-bodied and rich in black currants. But it’s not the Landslide of the early and mid-2000s. The vineyard, in the southern Alexander Valley, remains the same, but the wine just doesn’t show the incredible aromatics and complexities of, say, the 2001, 2003 and 2005. Let’s hope it’s a temporary lapse.