The Cabernet Sauvignon portfolio includes a very good value, the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Knight’s Valley. This is a consistently rich, fruity effort offering notes of chocolate, black currants, herbs, and earth. Soft and silky-textured as well as voluminous in the mouth, it can be consumed over the next 7-8 years. Previously recommended: 2005 Chardonnay Sbragia Limited Release (93), 2005 Chardonnay Private Reserve (93), 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve (92). Tel. (707) 963-7115; Fax (707) 963-1735

An appealing wine showing likeable softness and flashy flavors. The palate brings cassis, mocha, licorice, sweet tobacco, sage, Asian spice and smoky oak; finishes long and rich. Notable for its superb structure.——S.H.(3/1/2008)—— 91