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Marita's Vineyard 2005 Select Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

Price $150

The first sniff and taste tell you this is an important wine, but also a very young, tannic one. It’s the structure, and not just the ripe flavors, that’s so impeccable, giving the wine its backbone and strength. But speaking of flavors, the wine is gigantic in black currants and blackberries. One hundred percent new French oak is completely in accord with the size… — S.H. (12/1/2008)

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Marita's Vineyard 2006 Select Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $150

This is a gigantic wine made solidly in the modern cult Napa style of dazzling power. It’s similar to the winery’s 2005, although lacking some of its structure. Massive in blackberries, black currants and cedar flavors, with a pleasantly earthy edge of green olives and carob. Extremely fine, but wants some time in the cellar. Better after 2012. — S.H. (4/1/2010)

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Marita's Vineyard 2006 SOMA Limited Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $86

Amazingly dense and direct, offering an explosion of fruit in the mouth. Like an orchard, with massive blackberries, cherries, currants, spiced plums and cola, liberally enhanced with sweet, smoky oak. The tannins are bigtime but refined. It’s a wine that screams quality, but is too impetuous to appreciate now. Needs a good 4–6 years in the cellar, probably longer. — S.H. (4/1/2010)

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Marita's Vineyard 2005 SOMA Limited Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)

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Price $86

This is a young wine that needs cellaring to come around. Right now, it’s tough in tannins, and the fruit is direct and primary. It really needs the alchemy of time for the wood, acids, tannins and flavors to come around. Give it three or four years for the black currants to marry with the cedar and become smoky-sweet. — S.H. (12/1/2008)

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