The first sweet corn of the season has begun to spring up at
roadside stands this week so I picked up a dozen ears of a bi-color
corn called "Precious Gems" to go with Allen Brothers filets on the
grill. I opened a bottle of 1999 Dalla Valle Oakville Cabernet.
Still fairly young and dark in the glass. Nose of Creme de Cassis,
anise and Napa dust. Sweet ripe black fruits on the palate,
blackberry, balck currants and blueberry with a bit of wet gravel
notes. Still a bit tannic but the tannins are quite ripe and fine.
Nice bottle. A solid "A" on the Dale Scale.