A big, firm, tannic wine, dry and full-bodied, and packed with ripe, sweet fruit. Shows the purest expression of black currants, cassis, blackberries, blueberries, chocolate and sweet, smoky sandalwood. Very classic and elegant, with great power and authority. But this voluptuous wine needs time. Drink 2012–2016. Just 536 cases were produced.——S.H.(12/31/2009)—— 95

This is a nice, plush Cabernet, soft and sweet in blackberry, currant and chocolate fruit flavors, but it’s not a classic example of Mount Veeder Cabs, which are usually drier and more tannic. Drink in the short term. ——S.H.(2/1/2009)—— 87

There aren’t lots of Cabs coming off this mountain but it’s a pretty good guarantee of quality. This is a tannic young wine, rather dry and astringent now, but it has a huge core of molten cherry and blackberry fruit, with enough balance for the long haul. Hold until 2009, then drink for the next six years or so.——S.H.(12/15/2006)—— 90