A GREAT VINTAGE AND THEIR BEST EFFORT IN YEARS!!
"A dense, chewy, concentrated wine, this is firm and full-bodied, offering a mix of graphite, mocha, espresso, dried currant and mineral. The tight finish begs for cellaring. Best from 2012 through 2022. 1,244 cases made." (WS)
"A slightly better gamble is the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexis, which has a dark ruby color, plenty of wood spice along with rather austere tannins, but more fruit and depth than its older counterpart. " (WA)
"Nicely fruited aromas of black cherries, cocoa and lightly toasty oak give this wine a rich, ripe-leaning start, and it follows in kind on the palate where its full body and supple feel encompass flavors that are forward and somewhat red cherryish to start before becoming fairly gritty and grippy from alum-like tannins at the back end. Its needs four to five years of cellaring and will be bettered by it. Reviewed: April 2011" (CG)
"Made with 19% Merlot, this Cabernet’s tannins are quite hard and firm, giving it a tight astringency. Even so, the underlying fruit is so powerful, it breaks through in a mouthburst of blackberries, black cherries, black raspberries and an oaky, smoky richness that’s almost chocolaty. A very fine, intense and ageworthy wine that should develop bottle complexity over the next decade or more." (WE)
Winery Notes:
The 2007 Swanson Alexis Cabernet Sauvignon, which was not fined nor filtered in order to maintain maximum flavor intensity and texture, is dark garnet in color. The aroma is dominated by ripe black currant, anise and blackberry. In the mouth this wine speaks with considerable authority. The first impression is one of sweet fruit and sumptuous tannins, leading to a very silky, firm texture in the mid-palate. The wine is very long in the mouth, with a finish that is thick, supremely well-balanced, with layer upon layer of deep, dark cassis and espresso, coupled with sweet oak in the background. Drinks quite nicely now and will continue to age gracefully through at least 2018. |
