Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Saturated ruby. Pungent aromas of briary blackberry, chocolate, pepper and spices. High-toned, fruity and rich but not over the top, with dark berry and chocolate flavors do...

Wine Spectator: While tannic, this shows more generous and complex plum, cherry and raspberry fruit, making a much more intriguing drink than the Rosella's bottling. Drink now through 2020. -...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon comes across as luscious and beautifully balanced. Bright red fruit, flowers and spices are some of the notes that flow from the glass in this sedu...

About this Wine: This wine honors long-time Shafer Winemaker Elias Fernandez and his relentless pursuit of quality. Sourced from ridgetop and foothills vineyards adjacent to the southern borde...

Wine Spectator: A tight, dense, compact wine with clinging tannins that veer into bitter, metallic territory, which masks the otherwise ripe plum and blackberry fruit flavors. Drink now. Tast...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and juicy, with plum, black cherry and blackberry flavors, picking up sage, anise and dusty notes, finishing with firm, complex tannins...

Wine Spectator: Excellent balance, with supple, complex currant, plum, herb, dill and cedar notes that are focused and ripe. Loses a little intensity on the finish...

Wine Enthusiast: Aloof and tannic now. It's very dry, and those tannins lock in and cry out for something to melt them. It's best to decant this wine many hours in advance of drinking it, but ...

Wine Spectator: Firm and well-structured, displaying a core of earthy currant, blackberry and black cherry fruit, shaded by light cedary oak and finishing with a touch of gaminess. Drink now ...

Wine Spectator: Complex, with tasty currant, black cherry, mocha, vanilla and nutmeg flavors that are rich and deep, showing concentration and focus...

Wine Spectator: ...vivid complex aromas, with dense, rich and well-defined fruit flavors... fine tannins and a beautiful core of currant, tar, raspberry, cherry and nutmeg scents...

Wine Spectator: This is a delicious Syrah, pure, rich, intense and concentrated, with a wonderful core of zesty black cherry, blackberry, wild berry and pretty fresh earth scents. Just when y...

Wine Enthusiast: Marked by hefty tannins, this Cabernet is a little too astringent to drink now. With blackberry, currant and mineral flavors, it should develop for a while, but it could go do...

Wine Enthusiast: Cinnamon, cassis, currant, mint and cherry aromas provide a strong display of varietal character that continues to the palate with milk chocolate, plums and barrel char. A mea...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black raspberry and candied rose, along with a strong Asian spice character. Deeply pitched red and dark berry preserve flavors are given an ...

Wine Spectator: Creamy vanilla-tinged oak cloaks dried currant and berry fruit, graphite and crushed rock, firming nicely on the finish. A true to form Cakebread Cabernet. Drink now through 2...