A sleeper of the vintage, this delicious blend of 70% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon with dollops of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc performed well above its pedigree. Deep ruby/purple-hued with notes of cedar, black currant liqueur, smoke, and earth, this medium-bodied, silky-textured, lush 2004 is a hedonistic as well as intellectual turn-on. Drink it over the next decade.