Tasting notes

Ripe black cherry and plum aromas mingle with toasty oak and a hint of leather. Flavor: In the mouth, ripe black cherry, plum and currant flavors are beautifully in balance with sweet oak carrying through to a long finish. Tannins are supple and round.

Review

Cabernet Sauvignon WINE NEWS #1 Best Value Cabs 1998" Dec 98/Jan 99 WINE & SPIRITS "Recommended New Release" Dec 1999 WINE SPECTATOR 89 Pts. "A smooth, sleek, richly flavored wine, with intense black cherry and blackberry fruit that is shaded by earthy, cedary overtones. Finishes with a long, gushing, fruity aftertaste. Drink now through 2009." Oct. 31, 2002 (1999 Vintage

Rating

Ultimate Beverage Challenge 85 points (May 2012) With a nose full of cherry and oak spice, this rich and opulent wine boasts notes of stewed fruit, tobacco and Christmas spices, with a hint of coffee on the finish.

Technical notes

Varietal Composition: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot Appellation: Napa Valley Oak Aging: 17 months Type of Oak: American & French, 25% new Total Acidity: 5.8 g/l pH 3.64 Alcohol: 13.5%