Last Tasted 6/94I had this wine twice over a period of thirty days rating it an astounding 99 and 98 points. A monumental California Cabernet Sauvignon it appears to have approached its plateau of maturity but should easily last for 20-25 more years. There is no rust amber or brown to the saturated dark purple color. The spectacular huge Mouton-Rothschild-like nose of mint cassis lead pencil and toast is remarkably youthful. Staggeringly concentrated this full-bodied super-rich wine possesses moderate tannin fresh lively acidity and a blockbuster rich fleshy finish. This is a monumental effort!

Tobacco, blackberry, cassis, mint leaf, cigar box, spice, spearmint, and earthy notes open to a fully mature, soft, supple, round wine with elegant tannins. There is a lot of intensity, richness, and balance in this sublime example of a fully mature California Cabernet Sauvignon that will not get better with further aging. Drink from 2023-2029.

The iconic 1974 Cabernet Sauvignon Martha’s Vineyard showed well, with a fully mature, beautifully balanced, elegant style that carried incredible complexity in its minty darker fruits, eucalyptus, spice, and cedary aromas and flavors. There’s a kiss of volatile acidity that gives the wine plenty of lift, it’s medium to full-bodied, and is a classy, resolved, elegant wine that should be drunk up.