Although leading with appealing, medium-deep aromas of ripe currants and forest-floor spice, this bottling wanders just a bit off the track as its likeable fruit loses a step and is passed at the finish by coarsening tannins. To be sure, time is required, and four or five years is the minimum wait, but we would be more comfortable about setting a few bottles aside if it showed a bit more fruity stamina.

Community Tasting Notes (average 87.7 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 18 notes)

Rating for United States-California: 91 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>

Nice bigger wine, full bodied, light oak, compliments parmigiano pasts really well

Honig means bumble bee in German<br/>drank a bottle at LittlePalm Island 6/09

October 7, 2009<br/>Tavern on the Summit<br/>Paul and I

Smooth finish<br/>High alc level 14.5%

6/20/2009-Dawson's @ Del Frisco's

Good stuff - alot like Mondavi.

phenominal very smooth<br/>

full body

Average napa cab

Jim Billings

had at qbr