Regusci 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon ($40ish)
After only 11 months, Johnny and his girlfriend (who gets an A, btw) made the trek south to Aliso Viejo to join us for dinner. I have to give them credit, sacrificing the early part of a beautiful Saturday evening with an old married couple with 2 kids, but they did it, and they came bearing great wine.
Beth gladly didn't open the Fetzer white she was ready to crack when she saw Johnny's wine was being opened. Smart girl. First up was this. A super solid Cab. We had it with carne from El Toro as an app. Good combo. I thought it was very similar to the Rombauer. I think I give the edge to Rombauer, but that could be because my dad didn't drink much of it, therefor, I had 2/3s of the bottle. This was smooth, complex, black cherry, tobacco goodness.
FWIW, Beth gave this the nod as the "Wine of the Nigh" but with a Pinot (see below) that stood head and shoulders over every other Pinot I've ever tried, I gave the nod to Williams Selyem. Thats no knock on Regusci, it's really good stuff.
Grade: A
