Remarkably supple complex and integrated with a seamless core of ripe spicy black cherry currant mocha menthol and blackberry. Unfolds to reveal extra flavor nuances and finishes with a long rich aftertaste and enough tannin to merit further cellaring.--'92 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now through 2012. 1500 cases made. -JL

I had a chance to do a mini-vertical of the Etude Cabernet Sauvignons and all of them performed extremely well. Most of them appeared to need additional cellaring and each of them suggested to me that they have another two decades of life. I rated the 1992 91 (fascinating).. As insiders know these wines are the handcrafted products of one of California's most influential and successful winemakers/consultants Tony Soter. Soter has a superb list of clients including Araujo Estate Dalla Valle and Viader. His own wines are also brilliant and in 1997 his portfolio will include a Pinot Noir produced from his first vineyard - in Oregon's Willamette Valley.