Dark, dry and tannic in its youth, this Cab is nowhere near ready to drink. It’s just too hard and the fruit is buried under all that astringency. But it’s really good fruit, packing a whallop of blackberries and black currants. Seems to have the inherent integrity for the long haul. Try 2013–2018.
— S.H.
(7/1/2010)
Very ripe in blackberries and cherries, but a little too soft and extracted, like melted jam. Turns a bit raisiny on the finish. On the plus side, the tannins are soft and lush, and the wine grows as it warms in the glass.
— S.H.
(7/1/2010)