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Wine Recommendation
The Lenz Winery
2001 "Old Vines" Cabernet Sauvignon(North Fork of Long Island)
The Lenz Winery has been making a lot of noise lately about its wines standing up favorably with the best of Bordeaux in blind tastings conducted with wine professionals, and their 2001 Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the wines that has fared best. It's obviously much more important what the consumer thinks, but something tells me this wine will be well received.
"Old vines" doesn't have any official meaning (much like "reserve") but this rich, deep purple-crimson cab is impressive nonetheless. The nose is dense with raspberries, blueberries and plums and a sprinkling of cracked black pepper and oak. Youthful, but ready for drinking today, blueberry, cassis and plum flavors live within this medium-full bodied red that features apparent, but very ripe tannins. With 45 minutes or so in the glass, black pepper and cinnamon flavors reveal themselves, adding complexity on a lingering finish. I find most local cabernet to be lacking, but this is one of maybe three that I've enjoyed lately.
Reviewed August 16, 2006 by Lenn Thompson.
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The Wine
Winery: The Lenz Winery |
The Reviewer
Lenn Thompson
Lenn Thompson writes about New York wines for Dan's Papers, |