This is the first launch of Richard Sanford’s new brand. The pioneering Santa Barbara vintner is no longer connected with Sanford Winery. It’s an impressive start. Power defines the wine, which detonates with explosive cherry-berry and cocoa fruit and oak, wrapped into a silky, velvety texture. It’s drinkable now, but it’s likely to age well for the next eight years. ——S.H.(11/1/2006)—— 92