A few years back, Mrs. Vino stole away with her book club for a spring weekend on the Cape. She asked what wine she could bring and I gave her a few lower priced "BV" wines, figuring the ladies weren't going to pay too much attention to the wine. When she returned on Sunday evening she handed me the bottle pictured to the right. As you can see it was a "BV" but a 1996 BV Private Reserve Cab from Napa! She says everyone insisted this was one of the wines she brought. Well I put it in the wine rack and over the last few years I've smiled and wondered every time I scanned our wines. Yesterday I decided, I better not wait any longer. To celebrate the grand opening of this 15 year-old bottle we invited my brother and his wife for some grilled tenderloins, along with fried mushrooms and onions, roasted potatoes, broiled asparagus and a fresh orange and yellow tomato dish. I was expecting a big hairy red, but I found the wine far more gentle and easy. I never would have guessed this was a straight Cab. My brother picks up on a smokey or toasty flavor, which is exactly what the Wine Spectator commented on when they gave it 91 points. Of course, 1 bottle is not going to last for the two couples on a Saturday evening, so see the next post for a contrasting cab that we opened. I see this wine is $70 on the web, much more than Mrs. Vino paid.
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