As always, a stylish and well-proportioned effort from winemaker Joy Anderson. Blackberry and smoke wrap into a mid-palate with good focus and grip. Despite its modest price, this wine can go one-on-one with a thick, juicy steak. Tannins are just rough enough to give it some welcome muscle.——P.G.(7/1/2011)—— 89

Juicy cranberry and pie cherry fruit brings this wine into clear focus. There is an underpinning of wet cement that comes across in the mid-palate, a sort of a stone wall that the fruit can’t quite overcome. It fades into an astringent, tannic finish, still buoyed by those juicy acids. ——P.G.(12/31/2010)—— 87

Moderately soft, loose-knit, and lightly herbal, this pure, single-vineyard Cabernet is a modest but charming effort with warm currant fruit. The aging in French and American oak shows a little too aggressively at the moment, so decant. ——P.G.(3/1/2010)—— 88

A compact wine, with more than a trace of sweaty saddle, along with red currant, herbs and spice. Depending upon your liking for barnyard notes, this could warrant a higher score.——P.G.(6/1/2005)—— 87

A compact wine, crisply defined with red currant and cherry fruits, and a grainy, roasted coffee finish. Tight, stylish and ageworthy. ——P.G.(5/1/2004)—— 89