• 87 Points
    Vine Cliff 2008 Private Stock 16 Rows Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

    Sure is rich and ripe, like a chocolate, blackberry and cherry tart, with heat from alcohol. But this 100% Cabernet is curiously soft, lacking vital structure. Seems to push the California style to an extreme.

    — S.H. Published 12/1/2011
  • 87 Points
    Vine Cliff 2008 Private Stock 16 Rows Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

    Sure is rich and ripe, like a chocolate, blackberry and cherry tart, with heat from alcohol. But this 100% Cabernet is curiously soft, lacking vital structure. Seems to push the California style to an extreme.

    — S.H. Published 12/1/2011
  • 87 Points
    Vine Cliff 2008 Private Stock 16 Rows Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

    Sure is rich and ripe, like a chocolate, blackberry and cherry tart, with heat from alcohol. But this 100% Cabernet is curiously soft, lacking vital structure. Seems to push the California style to an extreme.

    — S.H. Published 12/1/2011
  • 87 Points
    Vine Cliff 2008 Private Stock 16 Rows Cabernet Sauvignon (Oakville)

    Sure is rich and ripe, like a chocolate, blackberry and cherry tart, with heat from alcohol. But this 100% Cabernet is curiously soft, lacking vital structure. Seems to push the California style to an extreme.

    — S.H. Published 12/1/2011