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David Arthur 2009 Elevation 1147 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $150

There are incredible aromatics on this Cabernet. It’s powerful yet subtle (how can that be?), all about sweet, crushed summer blackberries and pure cassis liqueur. Elaborate oak, in the form of buttered toast, is perfectly in balance, never overshadowing the fruit. The tannins are dry, rich and smooth, defining Napa elegance, grace and beauty. World class, dramatic… — S.H. (10/1/2012)

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David Arthur 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $95

Here’s an important new Cabernet that instantly takes its place in the increasingly crowded Napa pantheon. It’s extraordinarily rich in black currants, chocolate, anise, pepper and cedar flavors that are wrapped into perfectly ripened tannins. Feels lush, plush and smooth in the mouth, and should age effortlessly for a decade or more. — S.H. (6/1/2009)

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David Arthur 2006 Elevation 1147 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $135

This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is a best barrels selection. It’s the densest, most tannic of David Arthur’s current releases, a massive wine stuffed with black currants, blackberries, anise, tobacco and smoky new oak. Best of all, it’s dry, dry, dry. Fine now, if you’re into young wines, but should age well in a good cellar for many years. — S.H. (6/1/2009)

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David Arthur 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $95

Expensive, yes, but a very fine wine, showcasing what Napa Cab can do at a world-class level. But you want to cellar it, because it’s all primary fruit, unintegrated oak and tannins now. Beyond the sweet cedar application you’ll find deep, noble flavors of black currants and minerals, wrapped into the finest tannins imaginable. Hold until 2013,at least, and should… — S.H. (7/1/2010)

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David Arthur 2007 Elevation 1147 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $135

Buying and cellaring this expensive wine requires an act of faith, because right now, it’s not showing much in the way of sophistication. It’s massive in fruit, exploding on the palate with in-your-face blackberries, black currants and cherries, not to mention caramelized oak. It’s almost rude. Your only choice is to age it. All indications, however, are in its… — S.H. (7/1/2010)

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David Arthur 2009 Old Vine Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $125

This is built to impress through its sheer power. With a little Petit Verdot blended in, which adds a floral character, it’s marked by an intense flavor of ripe wild blackberries, with a dried berry quality that’s suggestive of currants and a liqueur fullness, courtesy of the high alcohol. The French oak is a full 100% new, and is in keeping with the wine’s volume… — S.H. (11/1/2012)

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David Arthur 2008 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $95

Lip-smackingly good, offering up gobs of blackberries, cherries and cocoa, with appealing herb overtones. New oak, to the tune of 100%, is obvious in the vanilla and toast, but totally in keeping with the wine’s volume. This dramatic, young wine is dynamite now, and should develop over the next decade, at least. — S.H. (12/1/2011)

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David Arthur 2008 Elevation 1147 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $150

This 100% Cabernet spent nearly two years in 100% new French oak. As a result, it’s enormously oaky in youth. You can barely smell or taste anything beyond toothpicks. But the wine is still young and very tannic, and with a massive core of blackberries, cherries and dark chocolate, it’s a ticking time bomb, just waiting to explode. Hold for at least six years and… — S.H. (12/1/2011)

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