Nice Cabernet fruit: blackberry, spices and hint of pepper Very pleasant, with hints of jam, tobacco and currant fruit.

Mount Eden makes their estate Cab the old-fashioned way: to age. The ’05 is quite tannic and shut down right now, with a hard astringency, especially on the finish. However, it’s rich in black currants, mocha and cedar, and is a natural for many years in the cellar. The score could rise considerably after 2011.——S.H.(3/1/2009)—— 93