7% Petit Verdot; 3% Merlot. A bit off the pace previously set by the Cabernets of this usually reliable producer, this very ripe, mildly herbal wine is hesitant in its offering of clearly defined fruit and is instead slightly fat, a bit dry and essentially keyed on simple ripeness.

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 10 notes)

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

87 points