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"This shows alluring butter and creamed pear aromas and flavors, but stays racy, with honeysuckle, quinine and green fig notes rippling throughout, followed by a very stylish finish. Impressive and distinctive. Should age nicely."

"Aromas of crushed cassis, licorice, violet and woodsmoke, with hints of wild herbs adding to the impression of energy. Concentrated, suave and light on its feet, but more primary today than the refined 2005. The brooding black fruit flavors and serious dusty tannins call for several years of bottle aging, but the wine's harmonious acidity prevents it from coming off as hard. Today I find the 2005 to be a bit more minerally and expressive but this should age beautifully too."

"The flagship 2007 Gravel Quarry Cabernet Sauvignon has a lifted, herbaceous, tertiary bouquet with tobacco, cedar and graphite that lends it an Old World personality. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy dark berries, bilberry, blueberry and a touch of salt towards the finish that has good length and definition."

"A grippy, mouthfilling style, with delicious red currant, plum and fig fruit flavors laced with roasted apple wood, savory herb and iron notes. The long finish has cut and vivacity. Rock-solid."

"Richly sweet, delivering unctuous dried apricot, mango, orange peel and tangerine notes carried on a lush, creamy, apple-tinged frame, with nice drive through the powerful finish."