The biggest production cuvee is the seductive 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa, a 14,000-case blend of 78.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12.1% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and a tiny 2.8% Syrah. It was aged 24 months in French oak prior to bottling. Fully mature with an opaque plum/ruby/purple color, it offers up enveloping aromas of ripe black currant and black cherry fruit, cedarwood, licorice and dusty, earthy, red soil scents. With luscious fruit as well as an expansive, savory, broad palate with no hard edges, this beguiling, high class Cabernet Sauvignon will provide plenty of pleasure for another 5-7 years.
Winemaker Ted Edwards produced three impressive wines in the 2002 vintage.
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