Bottle 24 of 24 and sad to see it go–what a great run for this little three-ava blend which was formerly called Cuvee and ran about 19.99 on a good day. 2009 is an excellent and often a somewhat overlooked vintage, but since this is from all over North Coast, it really isn’t litmus. This is still beautiful stuff, vibrant and structured with ripe dollops of black cherry dangling amongst the grate and grit. I think if could go another decade.

2009 @martinraywinery #CabernetSauvignon napa/sonoma/mendo 50/30/20 14.4