90+ points: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 Pillar Box Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon reveals pronounced aromas of warm cassis and blackberry compote plus underlying black cherries, bay leaf and toasty hints. Medium to full-bodied, it has a great core of ripe, muscular black berry fruit supported by a medium level of grainy tannins, quite fresh acidity and finishing long and earthy / minerally. Delicious now, it should cellar gracefully to 2018+. (12/2012)

This shows much more refined tannins than the 2009 vintage of this wine. Lively cassis fruit is cushioned by toasty, cedary oak and vanilla shadings, while the overall feel is lush and velvety, particularly on the long, supple finish. (9/2013)

Deep garnet with a hint of purple in its color, the 2009 Pillar Box Reserve Cabernet Shiraz offers intense notes of blackberry preserves and kirsch with nuances of star anise, mocha and damp loam plus a whiff of bay leaf. Full-bodied with plenty of ripe warm berry and baking spice flavors, it is well-structured with crisp acid and rounded tannins. The finish is long and spicy. Drink this one now through 2015. Importer: Quintessential Wines, Napa, CA; tel. (914) 725-3479