Firm and muscular, with mixed berries and cherry fruit, this beautifully defined Cabernet shows excellent penetration and focus. The finish is long, smoky, and carries a hint of gun metal. ——P.G.(2/1/2012)—— 93

The Riverbend vineyard (owned by Fielding Hills) is the fruit source; this dense and dark Cabernet Sauvignon mixes blackberry and cassis fruit with streaks of graphite, iron and granite. It has plenty of muscle, with the tannins, though ripe enough, taking charge of the finish. This is a wine to cellar for a few more years.——P.G.(9/1/2009)—— 90

Great color and dense aromas promise a bit more heft than the wine initially delivers, but it’s off to a good start. Inky purple and scented with lead pencil, iron, blackberry and black cherry; flavors follow. The wine spent 18 months in 100% new French oak yet does not smell or taste oaky; its supple and muscular, with the potential to age. It seems to fall away in the middle, then resonates through a firm finish. Definitely could be cellared for a decade or more.——P.G.(12/31/2008)—— 90