Great job with a Cab this dry and balanced, at such a fair price. Shows classic balance and elegance, with black currant, anise and smoky oak flavors. Now through 2009.——S.H.(11/15/2008)—— 88

Classic Cabernet, and ageworthy. Shows balanced blackberry, coffee, black olive, Provencal herb and oak flavors. It has complex tannins, and is very dry. This is not a long hangtime, superripe Cab, but strives for balance and elegance and succeeds. Best now–2016. ——S.H.(9/1/2006)—— 92

Well-made and expressive of its variety, this wine brims with black currant and olive aromas and flavors, and the smoky oak is nicely integrated. It’s dry, with dusty, creamy tannins and a good bite of acid. As good as many more expensive wines, but Gallo’s economies of scale keep the price modest. ——S.H.(11/15/2002)—— 87