The 2002 The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon possesses a sweet perfume of roasted herbs, black currants, blackberries, lead pencil shavings, and background oak. Full-bodied and structured, it is just a notch below the quality of the 2003. Drink it over the next 12+ years. Importer: Gavin Speight, Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 258-9552

Shows very nice, bright, red cherry aromas, while substantial red plum fruit drives the bass on the palate. My quibble here is with the dry, woody mouthfeel, which may resolve itself with 2–3 years of cellaring. Try after 2008.——D.T.(3/1/2005)—— 89