This wine shows all the class and elegance of a fine Napa Cab, except it’s indisputably Zin, with its brambly fruit flavors and spicy, peppery edge. The oak is rich and charred, the tannins sweet and ripe, the texture as smooth as velvet. Pretty much the best that Napa can do with Zinfandel. ——S.H.(9/1/2004)—— 92