This impressively-endowed, youthful Cabernet Sauvignon reveals a deep ruby/purple color with lightening at the edge. The backward yet promising nose of hickory smoke, chocolate, minerals, black-cherries and currants is just beginning to emerge. Rich, structured, medium to full-bodied, and powerful, this wine needs another 2-3 years of cellaring; it should age effortlessly for 10-20 years. The tasting notes for this section are from two single blind tastings, one conducted in May, 1996, in California, and the other in June, 1996, in Baltimore.