The proprietary red wine, the 2008 Onyx, a blend of 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Malbec, 22% Tannat, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Petit Verdot, has a rather subdued aroma, a distinct earthy blue and red fruit nose, very good but more angular flavors, with the tannin pushing through more than in the other wines. It is an elegant wine built more on a Bordeaux structural profile than what one normally finds in the Napa Valley. Give it a year or two of bottle age and drink it over the following 12 years. Barrel samples of the 2009 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon and 2009 Fortis Cabernet Sauvignon all showed forward fruit, deep color, charming tannins, and perhaps less weight than the 2008s or 2007s, but lots of style and elegance. They will be drinkable early on and I am sure will put on additional weight during their upbringing in barrel. Tel. (800) 575-9777; Fax (707) 253-1493