The 1999 Cabernet/Merlot (70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, aged in old wood with the exception of about 15% new) exhibits a dark ruby/purple color and a gorgeously sweet nose of jammy black currants intermixed with earth and spice box. The wine is excellent, fresh and juicy, with sweet tannin and plenty of fat. Readers looking for reasonably priced Cabernet Sauvignon to gulp down over the next 5-7 years should check this beauty out. Production was 900 cases.Note: Veritas was in the process of leaving importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283 at the time of printing.