Mainly Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine was grown on the warmer slopes of Sonoma Mountain, a less known but respected part of Sonoma County. It’s dry and firm in tannins, with rich flavors of blackberries, currants, mocha and oak. Flashy and delicious now, it should gain in the bottle over the next six years. ——S.H.(12/1/2011)—— 93

Ripe, forward blackberry, cherry, currant and licorice flavors mark this Cabernet-based Bordeaux blend. It’s dry, and the tannins are ultrarefined. But there’s an astringent feeling that shuts down the palate’s appreciation of how good it is. This is a wine you want to cellar for 4–6 years. ——S.H.(12/15/2010)—— 90

Will this Bordeaux blend age? Right now it’s tight in tannins and very dry, with a stinging astringency through the finish. There’s a core of molten blackberries and black currants, but it doesn’t seem like a longterm cellar candidate. Should at least soften a bit by mid-2010 and hold for a couple years.——S.H.(12/15/2009)—— 88

Softly lush, complex in flavor, this Cabernet-based Bordeaux blend impresses with power and authority. Thoroughly dry and firm in tannins, it shows classic flavors of black currants and cedar, with intricate notes of cherries, violets, tobacco, mocha and beef jerky. Beautiful now, and should develop for a decade.——S.H.(12/31/2008)—— 94