We discovered the Delectus label quite by accident. We were in Highlands North Carolina celebrating my birthday over the Thanksgiving holiday. Highlands has some great restaurants but my wife had selected On The Verandaas as the place to ring in year 42. The food was great but we were lucky enough to have a great waiter who suggested the Delectus 1998 Napa Valley Cabernet. For me it was love at first taste. Lisa loved it too. We were hooked. When we were in Napa in June we arranged for a tour of the winery and brought back more than a few bottles since Delectus is not widely distributed here in the southeast. One of the many truly outstanding wines we tasted on our tour was the 01 Cab Rutherford Sacrashe Vinyard. This wine is not inexpensive but the value is there. It’s very complex with just the right mix (for my taste) of oak, cherry, vanilla. The tannins are exceptionally ripe and round. If you are looking for a very special bottle with a great steak then you can impress yourself and your company with this wine.
Delectus 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Sacrashe Vineyard
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