The 2008 Blend 25 Proprietary Red (63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Syrah) is a richer, fuller wine exhibiting notes of roasted herbs, tobacco leaf, meat juices, lard, blackberry and black currant fruit, sweet tannins and a full-bodied mouthfeel. Drink this beauty over the next decade. A dizzying array of interesting wines emerges from B Cellars. The only innocuous offering I tasted was their white wine, the 2009 Blend 23, composed of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier.Tel. (949) 348-8820; Fax (949) 348-8821

One of the best Cabernet-Syrah blends out there. The Cabernet dominates, with firm tannins and blackberry and currant flavors, but Syrah brings a meatiness, like teriaki beef. Terrifically interesting, this wine should develop over the next four years.——S.H.(12/15/2011)—— 93