EAST COAST PALATE

    I got home yesterday with a yearning for steak, so I uncorked this 2009 Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon, and went to pick up some filet mignon.  Twenty minutes later, my first whiff and sip had me salivating at the thought of this rich, muscular Cab married up with a tender morsel of meat.
    The Krug winery is the first in the Napa valley, established back in 1861.  The Mondavi family aquired the property in the 1940's and soon some of the best Bordeau blends to come out of California were being made here.
    This wine has aromas that are restrained at first but later the black currant and cherry emerge, commingled with a stoney, granite coolness.  The tannins have a firm grip, but aren't astringent at all.  There is tremendous value in this bottle.  Next time I think I'll try it with a ribeye...
For $17 this Napa Cab should be in every Cab-lover's cellar!