...An outstanding effort it is a blend of 56% Merlot and 44% Cabernet Sauvignon made by Philip Melka (the winemaker at Seavey). The wine is a beautifully rendered Medoc-like California red with a dense saturated ruby/purple color and stylish complex aromatics consisting of tobacco black currants creme de cassis and subtle toasty oak (approximately 33% new oak casks are utilized). The wine is medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin a graceful long mid-palate and finish and 15 or more years of potential evolution. From the finesse/elegant school of California proprietary reds this wine is rich and layered with everything in impeccable balance...

Distinctive and austere in style with a trim band of cedary oak currant anise and sage. Slowly works its way into more complex flavors and once the tannins subside it should offer even more complexity. A blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon...