Grgich Hills - Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (750ml) Sicily Sicily Nero D'Avola

Grgich Hills - Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon 1997 (750ml) Sicily Sicily Nero D'AvolaDespite its age, this wine still is pretty tannic, but the worse problem is a vegetal character. There's a suggestion of canned asparagus despite scads of oak. Not going anywhere.

88-90 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

mixing large pebbles with matrices of stones and gravel on different exposures (south

This is delicious

with notes of licorice root

Bright at first sip

only time will tell what great notions will come to light in the bottle

yields and exceptional quality

fresh and crisp with notes of lemon curd and tangerine

Smooth tannins and integrated alcohol make for a smooth and elegant wine that can be consumed with a wide variety of foods

TASTING NOTES: This wine is bright and active with aromas of chalk and dried citrus

whose family owns Pierre Morlet & Fils in Champagne

the finish is bold with a touch of oak