The backward 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Estate (390 cases) reminds me of a hypothetical blend of a top Pauillac and Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Notes of creosote, charcoal, black currant liqueur, pain grille, and graphite are all present in this dense purple-colored, rich, full-bodied wine. With moderately high tannin and good acidity, it will benefit from 2-4 years of cellaring, and should keep for three decades. Winemaker Tony Biagi appears to have carte blanche authority to recreate the greatness that existed in this vineyard when Nils Venge was making the wines in the mid-seventies, under the Villa Mt. Eden label. There are approximately 6,000 cases of the regular Cabernet, and 600 of the Reserve offering. An impressive Syrah, a blend of fruit from Napa’s Stagecoach Vineyard and Carneros’s Hudson Vineyard, has also been added to the portfolio.Tel. (707) 945-1220; Fax (707) 944-0744
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