The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is also a pleasant but uninspired effort with ample black currant fruit, decent concentration, and moderate length but fails to deliver sufficient bang for the buck. Tel. (509) 627-0266; www.barnardgriffin.com

Pure Cabernet Sauvignon, this brings full-on dark fruits, smoke, licorice and black-tea flavors into the core palate. Despite its power, the wine has a sculpted quality, a nice sense of depth, yet with immediate appeal. The tannins are polished and fine, the acids just right to give the wine crisp edges and focus.——P.G.(2/1/2011)—— 94

This can stand alongside far pricier wines, and offers the same suppleness, density, nuance and detail. Winemaker Rob Griffin’s masterful blending retains the often-lost subtleties—black olive, herb, balsamic—and ties these herbal notes in seamlessly with plummy, black cherry fruit.——P.G.(8/1/2007)—— 93

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