The 2010 Roberta’s Reserve comes across as cool and understated. Layers of rich dark fruit emerge over time, but the 2010 remains compact and unyielding, which is not at all out of character. My impression is that the wine will flesh out over the next year or two, but time will ultimately tell. Today the 2010 is a bit elusive yet beguiling. The 2010 is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc that spent 20 months in 100% new French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030. (Not yet released)Inspired by the great classic Napa Valley Cabernets of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Lou Kapcsandy set out to recapture that glory when he and his family purchased the State Lane Vineyard in Yountville in 2000. State Lane had previously been a source of fruit for Beringer’s State Lane and Private Reserve Cabernet bottlings. The vineyard was destroyed by phylloxera in 1999 and replanted in 2001 by Helen Turley and John Wetlaufer. Kapcsandy is a family affair, with Lou’s son Louis and wife Bobbi both deeply involved in the day to day running of the winery. Denis Malbec is the consulting oenologist.Tel. (707) 948-3100