The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon now in bottle is an amazing wine with a dense purple color and a gorgeous nose of new saddle leather espresso roast licorice chocolate and enormous quantities of black currant cherry and fruit intermixed with smoked meats. Full-bodied powerful with a broad savory mouthfeel a multi-layered texture and no hardness in the finish this wine has evolved beautifully and can be drunk now or cellared for 25+ years. Previously recommended: 2002 Proprietary Red (100). Fax (707) 967-8918

Dark plush intense and concentrated with a deep core of ripe currant blackberry wild berry and cassis. The well-integrated oak has a roasted coffee flavor and though this is quite tannic the tannins are ripe. Ends with a long persistent finish. Best from 2008 through 2015. –JL