This is a very high-class Cabernet. You can tell from the sumptuous tannins and the overall balance and elegance. It’s soft and gentle enough to drink now, with voluptuous waves of blackberries, black currants, anise, chocolate and cedar, yet shows a density that suggests midterm ageability through 2015 or so.——S.H.(6/1/2010)—— 95

Very soft, and a little hot in alcohol, with blackberry, cassis and dark chocolate flavors that finish dry. Tastes Porty on the finish. With 90% new oak, it’s a densely layered wine that could improve with time in the bottle.——S.H.(6/1/2009)—— 88