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"Bright, dark ruby. Aromas of black cherry, licorice and minerals. A very rocky style in the mouth, with distinctly black flavors of dark berries, violet and minerals. Less pliant and deep than the Materium but in a more powerful style, finishing with serious tannic spine and lingering violet perfume. A rather cool site that's open to afternoon breezes from the west. Well worth following."-Stephen Tanzer

"This wine boasts a deep, dark ruby hue, with characteristically intense, youthfully brooding black fruit aromas, along with complex notes of earth, slate, mineral, spice and cocoa. The wine’s dense, sinewy and concentrated flavors of boysenberry, fig, wild blackberry, plum compote and cassis flavors are accented by intriguing earth, mineral and spice notes which suffuse its long, flavor-packed finish. This classic Napa Valley single-vineyard Cabernet drinks wonderfully now, but its incredible depth, intensity and length suggest it will age well for at least a decade."

"Notes of black fruit such as fig, plum aNd blackberry combiNed with Notes of red pepper, licorice and toast create lush, fruity character and perfect ripeness of tannins."

"This dark red balances racy wild berry and cassis notes with full yet fine tannins, showing layers of toasty oak, smoke and baking spice. Polished, with a long, savory aftertaste of spice, cured olive and underbrush."

"Fresh and supple, offering juicy black cherry and tobacco in the flavor profile, with a hint of grapefruit. The medium-weight finish is framed with fine tannins."