2005 Martin Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford
February 18, 2010 by Derek Swanson
This Week’s pick comes from Claudio Vigani, Wine Director at Alizé, at The Top of The Palms Resort in Las Vegas. The Martin Estate Rutherford Reserve is a limited-production wine made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, and under 500 cases were produced.The Napa Valley Winery Exchange observed “perfume of sweet red cherry, plum and currant fruit, layered with rose petal, baking spice, vanilla and dried herb counterpoints. On the palate, one finds impressive grip, but lovely suppleness of texture as well, and the flavors are a perfect reprise of the juicy fruit, oak-derived spice and herbal nuances promised by the nose. The finish is super-long and the tannins seem smothered in a cascade of cherries, currants, plums and sweet oaky-earthy spice.”
Martin Estate is a member of the Rutherford Dust Society, an organization whose mission is to encourage and promote the highest quality standards in grape growing and winemaking in the Rutherford Viticultural Area, and to help wine lovers and the wine trade discover Rutherford’s unique expression.
