This wine is maturing gracefully. Although still a young Cabernet, it offers gorgeously complex scents of tobacco, cassis, and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, with beautifully integrated tannin and acidity, this concentrated, velvety-textured, expansive, chewy Cabernet reveals no hard edges, and a long, smooth finish. I imagine this well-balanced wine will continue to drink well for another 12-20 years.The tasting notes for this section are from two single blind tastings, one conducted in May, 1996, in California, and the other in June, 1996, in Baltimore.

This wine is maturing gracefully. Although still a young Cabernet, it offers gorgeously complex scents of tobacco, cassis, and smoke. Medium to full-bodied, with beautifully integrated tannin and acidity, this concentrated, velvety-textured, expansive, chewy Cabernet reveals no hard edges, and a long, smooth finish. I imagine this well-balanced wine will continue to drink well for another 12-20 years. The tasting notes for this section are from two single blind tastings, one conducted in May, 1996, in California, and the other in June, 1996, in Baltimore.