ZD Wines
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
Friend of mine gave me about six bottles of wine to store for him close to 10 years ago. I put it out of the way in my wine room and forgot about it. He and I were having steaks for dinner last night and I found this 1995 ZD Cab amongst his stash; figured it was probably gone but what the hell- give it a try. The cork broke on the way out; bad sign. But it smelled good. First taste was absent tannins and had subtle fruit in the finish - it was certainly good enough to drink. We let it sit an hour while we cooked and by diner time it began showing strength and complexity. By the end of the meal it had evolved into a beautiful 24 year old Napa Cab. Great wine experience. And the clincher is - there’s a bottle of 2001 ZD Cab still in his stash in my wine room!
Friend of mine gave me about six bottles of wine to store for him close to 10 years ago. I put it out of the way in my wine room and forgot about it. He and I were having steaks for dinner last night and I found this 1995 ZD Cab amongst his stash; figured it was probably gone but what the hell- give it a try. The cork broke on the way out; bad sign. But it smelled good. First taste was absent tannins and had subtle fruit in the finish - it was certainly good enough to drink. We let it sit an hour while we cooked and by diner time it began showing strength and complexity. By the end of the meal it had evolved into a beautiful 24 year old Napa Cab. Great wine experience. And the clincher is - there’s a bottle of 2001 ZD Cab still in his stash in my wine room!
Jul 14th, 2019