With just 13.5% alcohol, this Cab marches to its own beat. In an era of gooey, late-picked wines, this one’s dry, tight and tannic, obviously designed for the cellar. Clos du Val always has celebrated their Cab’s ageworthiness, and such are the wine’s fruity cherry flavors that it should do interesting things after 2008 and beyond. ——S.H.(12/15/2005)—— 90