The brilliant 2004 Tres Ninos, a blend of Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Cabernet Sauvignon, reminds me of Napa’s famed Shafer Relentless. It is a bold, full-bodied, dense, powerful wine with an inky/blue/purple color, notes of graphite, camphor, blackberries, new saddle leather, roasted meats, and new wood, superb fruit, and layers of concentration as well as power. This beauty should age beautifully for 10-15 years. Tel. (707) 265-9061

The complex 2002 Tres Ninos, a Napa Valley proprietary blend made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and Syrah, exhibits classic aromas of lead pencil shavings, black currants, blackberries, and earth. Medium to full-bodied, textured, and powerful but well-balanced, pure fruit is found in this impressive 2002. It can be drunk now or cellared for a decade. Tel. 707-265-9061

The outstanding 2001 Tres Ninos exhibits notes of roasted meat juice intermixed with pepper, loamy soil, licorice, plums, and black currants jump from the glass of this medium to full-bodied, tightly structured, impressively endowed red. It can be drunk now as well as over the next 7-8 years. Tel. 707-265-9061