A lovely wine, soft, supple and complex. It shows ripe, forward flavors of blackberries, cassis, mushu plum sauce, chocolate and oaky smoke and vanilla, with a sweet, wild edge of lavender and violets. A true Cabernet blend, with a drop of Syrah, it has the tannic structure to improve for five years.——S.H.(9/1/2007)—— 91

Lovely claret. It’s softer and more forward than most Napa mountain Cabs you’ll find, with gentle but complex tannins and rich blackberry, cherry, cocoa and toasty, new-oak flavors. Has real elegance and finesse.——S.H.(12/1/2006)—— 88