I had some slight reservations concerning the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Bergfeld. It possesses an opaque purple color, full body, and tons of concentration and sweetness, but it still reveals an abundance of hard tannins. Everything is here, and I think about five years of bottle age will resolve the tannins. The 2007 is very concentrated, and appears to be better balanced and much deeper than its 2006 counterpart. It should age for 20 years. Hall Winery appears to have turned things around in a very dramatic and positive fashion. The 2006 turn around vintage, the strength of the 2007s, and the impressive 2008 barrel samples have convinced me that this is definitely another serious player in Napa Valley. David Ramey is the winemaking consultant at Hall. There are four separate bottlings of 2006 Cabernet Sauvignons. To reiterate, I tasted the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Segassia, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Exzellenz, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Bergfeld, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Mountain, 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Jack’s Masterpiece, and a new offering, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Kathryn Hall, all meriting potential ratings between 90 and 94 points. Readers should be giving Hall Winery serious attention. Tel. (707) 967-2626; Fax (707) 967-2639

A lovely Cabernet, dry and classy, with rich flavors of blackberries, cherries, currants, herbs and oak, housed into firm tannins. Good as it is, it disappoints at this price. Hall is making at least seven different Cabernet Sauvignons. Are they spreading themselves too thin?——S.H.(10/1/2011)—— 88