The Wine Advocate
93 points
Wine Enthusiast
92 points
The Wine Advocate
94 points
Wine Spectator
91 points
The Tasting Panel
92 points
Decanter
4 stars
The Wine Advocate
92+ points
Wine Enthusiast
90 points
Wine Spectator
92 points
Decanter
4 stars
“Bold blackberry, earth, coffee and savoury perfume. Very rich and suave with mocha, vanilla, pepper and earth notes. Elegantly and richly layered with soft tannins and a good structure.”
The Tasting Panel
94 points
“Dark, dense, rich and plummy with spice; velvety, lush, ripe and spiced with black plum and cassis, cherry; lush, long, balanced.”
The Wine Advocate
93 points
“The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a beauty of elegance and power, revealing a dense ruby/purple color as well as lovely black currant fruit intermixed with black cherries, loamy soil and spring flowers. Medium to full-bodied and elegant as well as authoritatively flavored and rich, this blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Malbec and 4% Petit Verdot has tamed the mountain rusticity and offers rich fruit and floral flavors that have more in common with the Stags Leap appellation.”
The Wine Advocate
92 points
The Wine Advocate
94 points
Wine Enthusiast
94 points
“This ’06 continues the winery’s recent successes in Cabernet. It’s a lush, opulent wine. In its youth the smoky oak stars, along with waves of blackberries, black currants, plums and a spicy, meaty note suggesting bacon. Beautiful now…”
Decanter
4 stars, Highly Recommended
“Dense, brambly blackberry nose. Rich, fleshy, opulent, highly concentrated, pungent and powerful. Spicy and vigorous.”
Wine Enthusiast
88 points
“Made in a drier, more tannic style compared to some top Napa Cabs, this Bordeaux blend is elegant rather than opulent. It has red currant, licorice and new oak flavors framed by hard, astringent tannins.”
Wine & Spirits
92 points, Year's Best Cabernet
Wine Spectator
91 points
“Ripe and fleshy, with a zesty core of red and black cherry, currant and cranberry notes that are pure and focused, showing a dusty, minerally edge and ending with nicely structured tannins.”
Wine Spectator
90 points
“Alluring for its creamy flavors and texture, with a mix of fresh, snappy currant, anise, blackberry and toasty mocha-laced oak. Firms up on the finish, where the minerally notes provide a cleansing aftertaste.”