2005, Darioush Signature Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

This winery in my opinion is a fairly typical example of the new Napa Valley high end wineries. They have a beautiful building, on a very nice plot of land along Silverado Trail, nice people at the tasting room, nice trinkets at the gift shop, good wine to taste. All this sounds very good, and it does make for a pleasant visit, but then you take a look at the price of the wine. Way, way over the top, eighty dollars a bottle. If you read this blog very often, you have come to the conclusion that I spend most of my allowance on expensive wine. I am more than willing to pay more than is sensible for a bottle of wine that leaves me saying, "Wow, that was great". No such luck here, the wine is good, but not great. My advice, visit the tasting room, by a shirt or a hat, take a picture standing in the fountain, then buy your cabs a little further up the road.