5% Merlot. Keen and incisive curranty fruit is the driving force of the exceptionally well-defined Cabernet, while bountiful oak serves to sweeten both its layered aromas and its deep, fairly long flavors. It displays a real sense of polish beneath its entirely appropriate varietal tannins, and, while it is not so tough that it cannot be enjoyed early on, it deserves at least a few years of age in which to find an extra bit of refinement and round into its very best form.

Community Tasting Notes (average 89.8 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 4 notes)

Rating: Barrel Tasting - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 07/31/05

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

Great wine Nan and I both like