Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard 2002 Volume:1.5L with an exceptional nose of

with an exceptional nose of crème de cassis

A close second (and who knows how they might perform at different times and with different foods) is the 2012 Cariad Proprietary Red Wine

A much more floral-inflected nose is equally fresh and ripe with a broader range of spice elements adding breadth to the pretty red and blue pinot fruit aromas that are trimmed in noticeable if not invasive wood

It is an utterly exceptional wine and a tribute to not only a great vineyard

Colgin Herb Lamb Vineyard 2002 Volume:1.5L with an exceptional nose ofThe 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard is a wonderful wine on its own merit, but by no means is it as impressive as the other three efforts from Ann Colgin and her husband, Joe Wender. This wine has an opaque plum ruby color, a scent of unsmoked, high class tobacco, underbrush, spice box, black currants, chocolate and espresso. It is seriously endowed, elegant, and again, fully mature, but without the nobility, complexity and sheer class of