This Cab, grown on Diamond Mountain in the Mayacamas range, is rather dense and rustic. It has an old-fashioned feeling, although the ripe sweetness of the fruit is thoroughly modern. Could improve somewhat with five or so years in the bottle.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
A blend of the two Cabernets, Sauvignon and Franc, this is a fruit-driven, simple wine offering tiers of blackberries, cherries, raspberries, milk chocolate and oak. It’s a copycat of today’s modern cult Cabs, a formulaic approach that’s okay, but with no particular identity.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)
Soft and candied, this Sémillon tastes like something from Starbuck’s. With vanilla, almond biscotti, mocha and peach custard flavors, it’s a little on the sweet side.
— S.H.
(5/1/2007)