This big, brawny cab has a rather reserved nose of ripe blackcurrant, earth, coconutty oak, some mocha and dried...

A Bordeaux blend of all five varieties extracted from more than 20 Napa Valley Vineyards, this is classically Napa,...

Still surprisingly reductive, with pronounced wood perfume off the top not yet integrated into the ensemble -...

Somewhat pandering but also enticingly exotic with notes of garam masala, black pepper, musky sweat and sweet black...

This is an impressively big, unabashedly bold, and, in its own way, undeniably amazing wine. It exhibits glorious Cabernet characteristics (balanced by the other Bordeaux varietals), led by sensational, head-spinning aromas of cassis, blackberry, blueberry, dark cherry, vanilla, chocolate, leather, pine, and cinnamon, with replays of ripe dark fruit and savoury wood on the palate, enormous concentration leading to a long and satisfying finish. The tannins are tight and the acids are intense, and so this needs a lot of time to settle down, but this is still a great wine with substantial upside.