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ZD 2008 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $125

Here’s one for the cellar. It’s an intense, massively concentrated wine, packed with blackberry, black currant, dark chocolate and crême de cassis flavors. If that sounds delicious, it is, and the tannins are as fine and complicated as Napa gets. So tasty now, you can drink it with a great steak, and should easily develop bottle complexity over the next 8–10 years… — S.H. (12/31/2011)

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ZD NV Abacus IV Red (Napa Valley)

Price $300

This solera-style wine blends the 1992–2001 Reserve Cabernets in a rich presentation. Leather, cedar, mint and a menagerie of ripe fruits tempt the nose, while the palate delivers with pepper encrusted meat, caramel, strawberries and cherries. This only hints at the elaborate sensory parade found in the glass, and the enduring impression this will surely leave… — W.E. (3/1/2003)

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ZD 2007 Founder's Reserve Pinot Noir (Carneros)

Price $65

Grown in the winery’s Carneros vineyard, this is a big, concentrated Pinot Noir. It’s powerful in fruit, tasting like fresh summer blackberries, with juicy acidity and smoky oak, yet with Pinot’s inherent silkiness. You’ll want to decant it, but it should hit its peak in two or three years. — S.H. (12/15/2009)

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ZD 1998 Reserve Chardonnay (Napa Valley)

Price $48

There’s plenty of ripe fruit in this 1998. An intense nose of coconut, jasmine, sweet pineapple, toasted marshmallow and cloves opens this lush beauty. A lovely, positive tension prevails in the mouth between tropical fruit flavors, pear, apple and citrus elements, all accented by intriguing spice notes. Finishes long, again relying on a fine tension between sweet… — W.E. (7/1/2001)

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ZD 1999 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $100

Cinnamon, cassis, currant, mint and cherry aromas provide a strong display of varietal character that continues to the palate with milk chocolate, plums and barrel char. A meaty mouthful of rich, full tannins leaves a lingering complex sensation on the finish. — W.E. (3/1/2003)

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ZD 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $40

What a lovely wine. You’ll miss its subtle charms if you’re just into power. It’s a delicately structured, feminine Cab, with currant, olive, herb and oaky flavors, and soft, gentle tannins. The kind of wine that lets the food star, while playing a supporting role. — S.H. (10/1/2004)

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ZD 2010 Pinot Noir (Carneros)

Price $45

Earns extra credit for the sheer audacity of ripe cherry, raspberry and vanilla cream flavors. Almost as sweet as a candy bar, but actually dry, and balanced with acidity and minerals. A fine Pinot Noir that should develop bottle complexity over the next six years. — S.H. (12/31/2011)

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ZD 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $60

A finely crafted, complex Cabernet that shows classic Napa construction. The tannins are very fine and the acidity balancing, while the flavors are rich in black currants, minerals and cedar. Drink now–2017. — S.H. (6/1/2013)

Most Reviewed Designations

Abacus IV Founder's Reserve Norman C. deLeuze Founder's Reserve Reserve Rosa Lee

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Pinot Noir Red Blend Sauvignon Blanc

2010 Center of Effort

A big, strong Pinot with pure, focused flavors of raspberry cream…

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