So, attention-grabbing story behind this wine. It’s made by our buddies at Boisset’s Raymond in Napa Valley, however you’ll be able to’t purchase it there: It’s an unique to the Strip Home steakhouse, which has places in New York and Las Vegas.
The wine is a 100% cabernet sauvignon “sourced from two adjoining vineyards within the coronary heart of the Rutherford AVA within the distinctive soil composition of the valley flooring. The shortage of rain and reducing temperatures throughout this harvest season resulted in small berries full of intense taste and good acid retention. The wine was macerated for an prolonged interval of 19 months in 43% new French oak, which contributes to its distinctive high quality.”
They despatched us a pattern, however no steak to associate with it… nor the “1000” Layer Goose Fats Potatoes nor the 24 Layer Chocolate Cake. We drank all of it the identical and generated these phrases to explain it:
The wine instantly remembers many different huge Raymond cabernets I’ve encountered — thick and unctuous, its pure cassis core layered with notes of chocolate sauce. The tannin has been whipped out of this comparatively younger wine briefly order: It’s able to drink now. Secondary components listed here are all in service to the cassis and chocolate: cherry and plum, primarily, with obscure hints of mint. It’s positively one thing that feels designed to pair with a thick steak doused in Bordelaise sauce — which, it seems, you’ll be able to add as an additional to your dry-aged ribeye at Strip Home for 7 bucks.
I say go for it.
A- / $140-$170 (on-premises, relying on location) / striphouse.com
Overview: 2021 The Tease Cabernet Sauvignon by Strip Home
$140
