Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon - 2007 (750ml) oscar the 2001 is drinking beautifully

the 2001 is drinking beautifully now

but given how mouth-coating and sweetly rich it is

and tannin content to age well for at least another 20 years

31% Merlot

and revealing sweeter tannin than I remember

Ramey Cabernet Sauvignon - 2007 (750ml) oscar the 2001 is drinking beautifullyInky ruby. Intensely perfumed bouquet of red and blackcurrant, dark chocolate and anise, with mounting spiciness. More open knit and accessible than last year's tasting suggested it would be, offering sweet dark fruit and cherry flavors and building tannins. The fruit takes over on the finish, which echoes the spice and cherry notes. This has turned out better than I expected, perhaps because all of the Larkmead fruit went into this wine in this