The deep, dark ink color of Cathedral Ridge’s Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 wine and it’s definite cherry aroma makes this an intriguing wine. Slanting your wineglass one can see a purple hue edge on the wine. The taste is dry and crisp. With an alcohol level of 14.4 percent, this young, medium bodied wine is hot on the finish. This is a wine that may age well. Even exposed to the air in the glass, there was a difference in the mouth feel and the taste mellowed.For this wine, we paired it with beef brisket and it balanced well. The brisket did not overpower the wine and the wine did not overpower the brisket. We enjoyed this wine with the beef brisket, potatoes, carrots and cabbage.