Aromas are broad and profound, with very ripe fruit, and pretty biscuit and black pepper accents. The palate? Cassis, pepper, plum and meat. Firm in the mouth, with fine tannins, and its flavors grow darker—olive, earth, pepper—through the long finish. Has substance, class, restraint and perhaps best of all, holding power. Sexy as all get-out now, but we'll…
— D.T.
(12/31/2004)
Has meaty, bacon aromas with creamy, peppery highlights. In the mouth, it's brawn in a glass—not a dumb jock, mind you, but the amiable linebacker who also wins "Mr. Congeniality." It has a rich, creamy feel on the front palate, good meaty heft in the middle, and zips up with a juicy plum and anise conclusion. Muscular, mobile and piquant, not fat and inert.
— D.T.
(12/31/2004)
From the folks who bring you Two Hands comes this big Cab, which sticks to the glass and deals a chile-spiced nose right out of the gate. The front palate is loaded with chocolate, mocha and forward fruit—all of the hedonistic sexiness your palate can handle. A hint of sour cherry is buried, suggesting that some of its assets may reveal themselves down the track.
— D.T.
(11/15/2006)