With serious structure and a firm grip, this 100% Cabernet from Livermore’s vaulty Concannon is a very impressive effort from a strong vintage that’s easy drinking and well integrated, tasting great right now with plenty of rich tannins, pleasing blueberry and cassis with a shot of chocolate on the finish for good measure. ——V.B.(4/1/2011)—— 91

Tastes unfortunately unripe and vegetal, a dry, tannic wine with only modest cherry-berry flavors. Decent, but hard to like, and not going anywhere.——S.H.(12/15/2009)—— 82

Young and bony, with primary fruit flavors of blackberries, cherries, briary tobacco and cedar. With its dry finish and rich tannins, it’s a candidate for limited cellaring. Best late 2009 through 2010.——S.H.(7/1/2009)—— 87

Dry, astringent and thin. Even though the alcohol is modest, it has so little in the way of fruit. All you get is prickly heat. ——S.H.(9/1/2006)—— 80

How ripe the grapes got during this warm vintage. The glass is filled with lush, plump blackberry and cassis flavors that are easily able to support considerable oak. This fine wine is very soft.——S.H.(12/31/2004)—— 87