Lake County remains a serious place for Cabernet Sauvignon and Six Sigma is one of its better Cab practitioners. This 2007 version all rich and yeasty baked bread until it delves into black olive, dark plum and black tea flavors, finished by caramel and vanilla, all in all a refreshingly light touch.——V.B.(3/1/2012)—— 88

Shows a polished structure that’s dry and moderate in alcohol, with flavors of blackberries, cherries and oak, as well as a Bordeaux-esque herbaceousness. But there’s an underripe note of vegetable that seriously detracts. The vintage was a problem, but this is a wine whose proprietor has high ambitions.——S.H.(2/1/2010)—— 85

Six Sigma’s Cabernet is entirely unproven, but this one shows great promise. With a heavy rusticity, it has a way to go, but the blackberry and currant fruit is so rich, the tannin-acid balance so fine, that it’s just a matter of time before this estate lands on the coveted map.——S.H.(4/1/2008)—— 88