A Gift Comes Back

So...I was invited to an acquaintance's house this weekend for an after-ride barbecue. Years ago, he had loaned me a bicycle crank and I had given him a bottle of 2007 Larkmead Napa Valley Cabernet.
He opened the bottle Sunday, and it was quite lovely. In a richer and bigger style than I might normally prefer, but the bottle age had mellowed the wine very nicely....earthy and rich plum and cassis fruit. Delicious. Thanks, Steve!

Sunday, after another bicycle ride, had a glass of tart, funky delicious Copain P2 (Pinot Noire and Gris!). To be honest, I found it more enjoyable than the 15.1% abv Sherwin Family Spring Mountain Cab at 4x the price I also sampled!

[Robin Garr]

Thanks for the post, Nam Pham, and welcome to the forum!

Brian Miller and I have both posted previously on the 2007 Larkmead Estate Cabernet Sauvignon and both liked it. I have one bottle left of my original purchase of three bottles and will probably open it in 2017. Welcome to this forum.

[Jenise]

Nam Pham, welcome to the forum. I had to do a double take to make sure I wasn't reading a post from forum regular Brian Miller, whose posts also often involve both riding and wine tasting. Cool to give a bottle away and then have it come back to you to share. I like Larkmead's stuff, btw.

Hello, Nam Pham!

Nice to see another cyclist on the board!

We won't discuss the term "BUI" though!