Floral black currant blackberry graphite and charcoal scents jump from the glass of the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Donn Chappellet. Silky-textured with nicely integrated wood plenty of creme de cassis licorice and spring flower characteristics this full-bodied opulent Cabernet is broader and denser than the Merlot but seamlessly constructed. This beauty should drink handsomely for 15 or more years.

A supple graceful style that serves up a complex mix of cherry currant herb and plum-scented fruit picking up a light toasty oak and mocha note midpalate and finishing with a long lingering aftertaste and round tannins. Drink now through 2013. 6200 cases made. –JL