House of Cards 2017 Cabernet   

HOUSE OF CARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON, NAPA VALLEY, 2017

NVWE Notes: This is an elegant, supple Cabernet with pretty aromas suggestive of dark cherry, wild cherry, red currant jam, vanilla and sweet baking spices. It proves darker and offers more savory complexity on the palate, where notes of hazelnut husk, sandalwood and a hint of star anise counterpoint fruit that moves toward black currant and black cherry. It is medium-bodied and built for dinner service, as tannin, oak notes and quietly zesty fruit create a firmer, weightier finish. If likely to be more complex next year, it is otherwise ready to enjoy.