Made in the modern cult style, this Cabernet is softly luscious, oaky and enormously rich. It shows ripe, almost sweet flavors of blackberries, raspberries and cassis, and ends with a spicy finish. A big, powerfully luscious wine that could pick up bottle complexities over the next few years.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Another lovely Cab out of Red Hills Lake County, with nice tart cherry and dusty flavors, this wine is still quite tannic with good structure to age. The Sonoma-based Robledo family is making more and more wine from Red Hills, this one a tribute to patriarch Reynaldo "El Rey" Robledo.
— V.B.
(11/1/2011)
A delicious, easy wine to drink now. It’s soft and fruity, with lots of candied raspberries, blackberries, anise, cocoa and spices. The wine is a tribute to the Braceros, Mexicans who were invited to California to work the fields during World War II.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Huge in flavor, with massive flavors of sweet, ripe raspberries and cherries. Oak barrel aging is evident, giving even richer layers of vanilla and caramel. Delicious and spicy, if a little obvious. Drink now.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
A rich wine, flamboyant and generous, but there’s too much oak. It reeks of butterscotch, caramel, crème brûlée and vanilla flavors. Underneath all that is fine good pineapple and pear fruit.
— S.H.
(9/1/2011)
Quite cherry-like in the nose. On the palate, it’s smooth and fairly silky, packing more bright cherry flavors, tinged with vanilla and spice. A bit peppery on the finish. Not complex, but quite pleasant.
— J.M.
(7/1/2003)
A mild-mannered Sauvignon Blanc, with a hint of candied lemon peel at its core. Acidity seems a bit low for this variety, while the simple flavors come up short.
— J.M.
(10/1/2004)