The 2004 Cabernet Bosche Vineyard, which sits on alluvial, gravelly soils in Rutherford and is one of Napa’s most famous vineyards, is absolutely brilliant. The blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot spent 24 months in French oak. This one is still young for a 2004. Its dense purple color, big sweet kiss of cola, vanilla, cedarwood, oodles of black currants and dark cherries, a hint of licorice and unsmoked cigar tobacco, make for a classic almost Pauillac-like style of wine. This is youthful, full-bodied, promising and should hit its peak in another 4-5 years and last at least another two decades. Tel. (800) 963-9698

May be going through a muted phase, but tasted in the Fall of 2010, this wine was somewhat muted, despite the currant and cedar flavors. It also displayed some raisin-skin bitterness. Could have been a victim of the heat waves that year. ——S.H.(3/1/2010)—— 86