2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Vecina is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged in 100% new oak, like the other cuvées. It is from an 11-acre site directly southeast of the Bond Winery, close to Harlan Estate. This wine tends to be the closest to the Harlan Estate in quality, with notes of new saddle leather, blackberry, roasted coffee and a hint of chocolate – and again – graphite and subtle smoke. Opaque purple, but still incredibly youthful, the wine is spicy, intense, full-bodied and majestic. There is a deep tone to this massive Cabernet Sauvignon, which is set for another 25 or 30 years of life, although it certainly is accessible at present. - Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Intense and racy wild berry and blackberry fruit is flashy tight pure focused and beautifully defined picking up a nice dusty berry edge with hints of black licorice and offering wonderful depth richness and persistence. To be released spring 2009. Best from 2010 through 2018. 700 cases made. -JL