Made mostly from Clone 4 with some Clone 6 and Clone 337 (100% from the To-Kalon Vineyard), the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the more abundant cuvees (250 cases versus 125 of the RBS, 175 of the CCS, and 100 cases of the Old Sparky). The wine has great purity, richness, and wonderful sweet, smoky, coffee bean, and black currant notes intermixed with some spring flowers and cedar. Very rich, full-bodied, and intense, with an almost Graves-like scorched earth/hot stone sort of character, this wine exhibits superb ripeness, purity, texture, and a multi-dimensional personality. In spite of its accessibility, I would still opt for cellaring it for 2-5 years, and drink it over the following 20-25 years.
Previously recommended: 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon (95); 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon RBS (94); 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Sparky (magnum; 94+); 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon T6 (92+)
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