Rating: 89/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 126, May/June 2006. ($70) Good ruby-red. Currant, plum, mocha, cola and sweet oak scents on the nose; showed blackberry and cassis with aeration, as well as a whiff of oak char. At once juicy and creamy in the mouth, with firm acids framing the supple red fruit and tobacco flavors. The sweet finish features fine-grained, building tannins.

Lively, deep ruby color. Immediate aromas of sweet ripe fruit-dark berries and spicy plum-with hints of cocoa and roasted nuts. In the mouth, the wine rolls generously across the palate, with significant complexity and richness. The finish is exceptionally long. The wine combines the fresh character of its youth with a very evolved, mature balance of texture and flavors.

Rating: 4/5 - As reviewed by Decanter. Blackberry and damson fruit, roasted coffee beans. Bold flavours, rich and full bodied. Softly structured but balanced acidity giving freshness. Sensitive use of spicy oak, lush finish. Drink 2009-12.

Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 84 notes)

Rating for United States-California: 92 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: unpredictable<br/>

not as good as I had hoped a little tannic. drank in Jan 2010

Not sure what year I had but the biggest best cab around

5 - very robust wine. Absolutely love it.

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