1 | Wine | Red Bordeaux Blend, United States, 2008

"Fresh and firmly structured, with potential for long and consistent aging. With its floral-herbal perfumed nose, and its juicy, mouth-wateringly vibrant palate, it could only be the Cain Vineyard."

"Cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish." 95-97 pts, reviewed by Robert Parker.

"Buoncristiani’s 2007 O.P.C. is a fairly priced, impressively endowed blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Syrah, 17% Merlot and 10% Malbec. It possesses a dense ruby/purple color as well as abundant aromas of charcoal and camphor intermixed with background oak and spice. Medium to full-bodied with excellent purity, texture and length, this impressive effort should drink nicely for 7-8 years." Reviewed by Robert Parker.

"Made in a more masculine style. ...the 2008 Dominus has all of that along with bigger body and more structure, fat, density and texture. Both are brilliant wines and they represent the finest back-to-back vintages for Dominus since 2001 and 2002 or 1990 and 1991. Both the 2007 and 2008 Dominus should drink well for 25-30 years." Reviewed by Robert Parker.

"Lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes. ...good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish." 95-97 pts, reviewed by Robert Parker.

"Offering an impressive mix of ripe, intense plum, currant and blackberry fruit, shaded by mineral and cedar notes, this is full-bodied, well-focused and persistent, long and vibrant."

"The color is an inky/purple and the wine shows lots of cassis, blueberry, graphite and floral notes, good acidity, stunning concentration and purity, and a long finish. Another great success for Phelps, the 2007 and 2008 Insignias may be the best back-to-back vintages they have produced since 1995 and 1994." 95-97 pts, reviewed by Robert Parker.