title: D.R. Stephens 2007 Walther River Block Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford)
description: The new oak sticks out like a sore thumb, dominating this young wine with vanilla, buttered toast and charred wood aromas and flavors. Fortunately, the underlying wine also is very powerful in ripe blackberry and cherry fruit. This is an elegant, strong, impressive Cabernet, but the oak should be reined in to allow the beautiful fruit to star.
variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
designation: Walther River Block