A juicy blackberry jam flavor shows in this robust Cabernet. It’s dry, tannic and a little rough. Drink it soon with rich beef dishes. — (12/31/2012) —86

You’ll find thick tannins and soft acidity in this wine, which offers direct, jammy blackberry and cassis flavors. It’s quite a rich wine that seems best now and for the next few years. ——S.H.(12/15/2010)—— 87

Dry, tannic and a little harsh and bitter in berry skin astringency, with a deep core of black currant fruit veering into raisins and Port. Drink this robust wine with grilled meats, but it’s not likely to age well.——S.H.(12/1/2008)—— 84

Too ripe and raisiny for my tastes, this wine nonetheless is very dry, with smooth tannins. But the raisiny, stewed fruit flavors persists all the way through. ——S.H.(4/1/2006)—— 82