Deep, bright, saturated ruby. Very ripe but fresh aromas of blackberry, violet, licorice, dark chocolate and smoked meat. Densely packed but juicy and delineated, with very ripe black fruit flavors framed and lifted by fresh acidity. Finishes juice and very long, with explosive dark fruit flavors and noble tannins. This has uncommon vivacity for a California cabernet with this much richness and depth. This is the "home" wine of Mark Herold and Erika Gottl; Herold is also consulting winemaker to H...

Community Tasting Notes (average 93.5 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 59 notes) - hiding notes with no text

WS 96 WA 95 RETROSPECTIVE 2012 WS 91 NOW 2018