This is the winery’s top cuvee, a winemaker’s selection, limited to just 305 cases. It is indeed the standout bottle from the 2007 vintage, with more fruit, more muscle, more spice, more depth. Wild berries, plums, cinnamon and licorice pile into the midpalate, with firm tannins and an elegant glide. The fruit is beautifully showcased, the oak an accent, as it should be.——P.G.(12/15/2009)—— 90