Sharp, simple and jammy, with blackberry and cherry flavors, and a sweet coating of smoky oak.——S.H.(12/1/2009)—— 83

The Andretti style is fruit-driven and easy, and this Cab definitely is built along those lines. It’s explosive in sweet raspberry, cherry, blackberry and loganberry jam flavors, with a smooth overlay of spicy oak.——S.H.(3/1/2009)—— 86

Rich and dry, this Cab is long on blackberry and cherry flavors, with a rich vein of sweet tobacco, carob, herbs and oaky vanilla. It’s a balanced wine that is drinking well now.——S.H.(12/15/2007)—— 87

Flashy and showy, with ripe Cabernet flavors of cassis and plenty of new toasty oak. The tannins are ripe and sweet, yet there’s a jagged mouthfeel, a minty sharpness, that detracts. Probably won’t age out; drink now. ——S.H.(12/31/2006)—— 85

There’s something about this lush Cab that keeps you reaching for more. It’s soft and velvety, with just enough tannins to keep things perky, but best of all are the flavors. Blackberries and cherries, dusted with cocoa, sprinkled with a dash of cinnamon, and drizzled with creme de cassis. Yummy. ——S.H.(12/1/2005)—— 90