Last Tasted 2/93Another wine from the "no bouquet" school of winemaking, only vague scents of cardboard and red fruits are detectable. The color remains dark ruby, but the wine tastes acidified, tart, and thin. It is a monument to the high tech, citric Cabernets that are the antithesis of what wine is meant to be - pleasurable.

Last Tasted 2/93 Another wine from the "no bouquet" school of winemaking, only vague scents of cardboard and red fruits are detectable. The color remains dark ruby, but the wine tastes acidified, tart, and thin. It is a monument to the high tech, citric Cabernets that are the antithesis of what wine is meant to be - pleasurable.

Tastes a bit vinegary, though there's enough dried cherry and plum flavors to sustain interest.--California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now. -JL