Bright medium ruby. Cassis and coffee torrefaction on the nose; a bit more medicinal and brooding than the 2003. Fat, sweet and primary but with good lift for the vintage. The medicinal character carries through onto the finish, which features firm tannins and noteworthy structure. Not noticeably better than the very good 2003 but this will almost certainly require a bit of bottle aging.

Community Tasting Notes (average 94 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 43 notes)

Rating: (94-95) - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 162 on Dec-05

Rating for United States-California: 91 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: drink now<br/>

Full bodied cab... Tastes like grape juice. From napa valley. Ca Buccella wines.com

WS 95 WA 94

WS 95