V. Sattui has been making some pretty good Cabernets, and here’s another one. It’s classic Napa, with smooth, polished tannins, fine acidity and ripe, full-bodied flavors of blackberries, black currants and cedar. Might even develop additional bottle complexity over the next 6–8 years. — (6/1/2012) —90

An interesting, enjoyable wine that straddles the line between age-me and drink-me-now. It’s ripe and forward in sunny blackberry and cherry fruit, dry and balanced, with a tasteful edge of oak. But it’s so balanced, it should hang in there for a decade.——S.H.(12/1/2005)—— 90

Showcases those dependably ripe flavors of blackcurrant and cassis that typify Napa Valley Cabernet. The tannins are tough and gritty, like an old style wine that needed age to come around. On the finish, acidity leaves a bitter feeling.——S.H.(12/15/2003)—— 84

Ripe and fat, marked by classic Napa flavors of sweet cassis and blackberries. It’s very soft in tannins and acids. It could have more structure, but then, so could many other California Cabernets. But there’s no arguing with the delicious taste. ——S.H.(11/15/2002)—— 87