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D.R. Stephens 2008 Moose Valley Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $125

Here’s one of the most ageworthy wines of the vintage. A 100% Cabernet, its grapes come from a vineyard in eastern St. Helena, off the Silverado Trail. Cab’s usual blackberries and cassis are there, along with classic elements of green olives and herbs, with a funkiness that adds an umami tang. Very finely constructed, very complex, spicy and delicious. Give it six… — S.H. (11/1/2011)

D.R. Stephens 2008 Walther River Block Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $105

The estate vineyard is on the east side of Rutherford, on Howell Mountain Road, up into the Vaca Mountains. This is prime Cabernet territory, and the wine is 100% varietal. It’s very rich and dry in blackberries, with a firmly tannic astringency and a fine coating of oak. Needs time to come around. Give it at least six years, possibly far longer. — S.H. (11/1/2011)

D.R. Stephens 2006 Estate Moose Valley Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $125

Too young for drinking now, or anytime soon for that matter. It’s all primary blackberry and currant fruit, new oak and tannins. But there’s a dramatic quality to the structure, a purity of parts that suggests the cellar. There are waves of licorice, mocha and buttered cinnamon toast, with everything vying for supremacy. Let all the elements battle it out for a… — S.H. (9/1/2010)

D.R. Stephens 2008 D.R. II Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $65

This Cabernet possesses that elusive quality variously called finesse or elegance. Even though it’s a big wine, filled with blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate and oak flavors, and the tannins are firm, it feels like pure velvet, showing pedigree all the way through the long finish. An impressive wine to drink now, but it should gain traction over the next decade… — S.H. (5/1/2011)

D.R. Stephens 2000 Moose Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $90

Stylish and plump, a delicious Cab with polished flavors of red stone fruits and berries, and a sweet veneer of toasty oak. Well-balanced, this charmer finishes with complexity. — S.H. (11/15/2004)

D.R. Stephens 2007 Walther River Block Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford)

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Price $105

The new oak sticks out like a sore thumb, dominating this young wine with vanilla, buttered toast and charred wood aromas and flavors. Fortunately, the underlying wine also is very powerful in ripe blackberry and cherry fruit. This is an elegant, strong, impressive Cabernet, but the oak should be reined in to allow the beautiful fruit to star. — S.H. (12/31/2010)

D.R. Stephens 2008 Estate Chardonnay (Napa Valley)

Price $50

A big improvement over the 2007, Stephens’ ’08 is rich and ripe. It brims with pineapple, buttered toast, vanilla and cinnamon flavors, brightened with crisp acidity. Easy to drink, and delicious through the finish. — S.H. (9/1/2010)

D.R. Stephens 2009 DRII Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $65

Blended from various vineyards throughout Napa Valley, this bone-dry Cabernet is classically rich in blackberry, cassis and cedar flavors, wrapped into ripe tannins. It’s a bit aggressive in acidity. — S.H. (6/1/2012)

Prominent Designations [All]

D.R. II DRII Estate Estate Moose Valley Vineyard Moose Valley Moose Valley Estate Moose Valley Estate Vineyard Moose Valley Vineyard Walther River Block

Most Reviewed Varietals

Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay

Most Reviewed Regions

Napa Valley Rutherford St. Helena

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