The forward fruit character of the 1998 vintage dictated we complement and enhance its suppleness with the use of a small portion of French oak along with the American Oak that we normally use in Symmetry's two-year regime of cellaring. Once I have lived with the wines through their fermentation and barrel aging, I refine the blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc to achieve maximum balance. At its release our 1998 Symmetry follows its predecessors with the same opulence it...