From the famed vineyard in Oakville comes this dramatic wine. It will benefit from a few years in the cellar to let the tannins mellow, although it’s so good now, you can open it right away and give it a decant. Drinks sweet and lush in blackberries and black currants, with a rich overlay of smoky cedar. ——S.H.(12/15/2010)—— 93

Drinks a bit sharp in acidity now, creating a cutting edge to an otherwise fine Cabernet Sauvignon. The tannins are rich and sculpted, and the flavors are deeply impressive in blackberries, black currants and cedar. Could be going through a phase, and could mellow and blossom after 2011.——S.H.(12/15/2009)—— 88

Dark, ripe, rich and inviting. Char, vanilla, mocha, blackberry. Very rich and sweet but balanced. Tannins ripe, smooth, satisfying. Now-2012.——S.H.(6/1/2005)—— 92