| Ripe, sweet, dark fruit steals the show here, as the wine opens with aromas of blackberry, ripe dark plum and allspice. The ripe fruit flavors carry through the structured mid palate and shine again in the bright, ripe finish that is complemented by toasty oak and cocoa powder which pleasantly linger. This wine evolves beautifully in the glass and for years to come. Wine Enthusiast: This is a vigorous young Cab that will reward aging. It’s bright and savory in cherry-berry, herb, new oak and spice flavors, with rich, sweet tannins. Better after 2008 and through 2012. Score: 90. —Steve Heimoff, March 01, 2008. |
