I was never as enthusiastic about the 1999 vintage for Napa Cabernet as some of my colleagues, and the late-released 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate displays the green, herbaceous element that was one of my disquieting observations about this vintage when it was first reviewed. Still very young, with a deeper color than the 2007 with just a touch of lightening at the edge, it reveals notes of forest floor, roasted herbs, black currants, and a hint of mint. Medium to full-bodied, pure, and extremely youthful, it has another 20 years ahead of it. Perhaps now that Togni’s daughter, Lisa, is working at the winery, there is an ongoing effort to make the wines more friendly at an earlier age. Certinaly the 2007 seems to suggest that. My aging curves are not exaggerated, but many of Togni’s early wines, such as the still monumental 1969 Chapellet, are still remarkable wines at age 40, having just gone through their adolescence!Tel. (707) 963-3731; Fax (707) 963-9186