Wine Spectator: This is a lean, earthy bottling of Grace, which usually shows more ripe, opulent fruit. It's tightly wound and compact, with spicy currant, cedar and spice notes. Tasted three...

Wine Spectator: Supple and elegant, with a finely crafted band of spicy currant, black cherry, cedar, anise and light oak shadings. Impressive for its balance and delicacy. Finishes with firm...

Wine Spectator: Well-balanced, but coming up shy of complex flavors, offering a subtle mix of herb, currant, leather and spice. Finishes with firm tannins...

About this Wine: "...second coolest microclimate ... Originally a prehistoric river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture... lowest yielding vineyar...

About this Wine: "...second coolest microclimate ... Originally a prehistoric river bed, this stony, gravelly soil drains rapidly and the vines struggle for moisture... lowest yielding vineyar...

Wine Spectator: Well-built if a bit lean, with spice, mineral, herb, olive and currant flavors shaded by light oak. Well-focused, this aims for elegance and restraint at the expense of riper,...

Wine Spectator: A gamy, herbaceous style, with spice, tea, currant and cedar notes, it's well-balanced, with a dash of dill on the finish. Firmly tannic, it's at a good drinking stage.--Calif...

Wine Spectator: Pure Caymus, only on a slightly muted scale. The currant, plum, dried cherry, anise and spicy flavors are neatly layered, and the texture and tannins are smooth and polished. ...

Wine Spectator: Tasted from magnum. A bit stalky, with raw, edgy tannins, but it holds together and there's enough cherry and currant fruit, along with herb and anise shadings, to hold your i...

Wine Spectator: ...floral, wild berry and blackberry scents lead to a moderately rich and complex wine...

Wine Spectator: Elegant, polished, supple and complex, with pretty currant, cedar, anise, sage and tar notes. Turns firmly tannic. Drink now through 2008...

Wine Spectator: Medium-weight, with attractive cedar, herb, and currant notes, it's an elegant style with a supple texture. Mildly tannic...

About this Wine: "The 2002 vintage in Napa Valley was blessedly even and consistent. Flowering occurred normally in mid-May, and mild temperatures prevailed throughout the growing season, with...

Wine Spectator: ...currant, sage, herb and bay leaf flavors, along with hints of espresso. It also shows considerable tannic strength, finishing with a dry, minerally quality...

Wine Spectator: ...currant, sage, herb and bay leaf flavors, along with hints of espresso. It also shows considerable tannic strength, finishing with a dry, minerally quality...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The estate's 2009 Red Blend Mernet Reserve is richer and more expressive than the 2010. Layers of dark fruit flesh out nicely in the glass, yet the tannins remain unyielding. ...

Wine Spectator: Teases with subtle flavor nuances wrapped in a tight, tannic, austere package, with a core of beefy, leathery currant, sage and tobacco flavors. Hard-edged tannins on the fini...

Wine Spectator: This wine exhibits a vibrant core of ripe, juicy plum and black cherry fruit framed by tight cedary oak and wood flavors. The tannins are ripe and firm on the finish. A step u...

Wine Spectator: Marked by herb, dill and dried berry, yet pleasantly so, with touches of tobacco leaf and then currant and dried berry. Firmly tannic, but also well-balanced and easy to enjoy...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Deep red. Dark berries, licorice, bitter chocolate and leather on the perfumed nose and palate. Tight, juicy and precise, with strong minerality and a meaty aspect. Finishe...