No one else in Rutherford is making Cabs this tannic, and while the wine isn't really representative of its appellation, it's a dramatic, young cellar candidate. The fruity heart is ripe in blackberry, black cherry and unsweetened dark chocolate, with a compellingly long finish. Like its sister Cabs, it should begin to be drinkable by 2008, and hold for many years after.
No one else in Rutherford is making Cabs this tannic, and while the wine isn't really representative of its appellation, it's a dramatic, young cellar candidate. The fruity heart is ripe in blackberry, black cherry and unsweetened dark chocolate, with a compellingly long finish. Like its sister Cabs, it should begin to be drinkable by 2008, and hold for many years after.
No one else in Rutherford is making Cabs this tannic, and while the wine isn't really representative of its appellation, it's a dramatic, young cellar candidate. The fruity heart is ripe in blackberry, black cherry and unsweetened dark chocolate, with a compellingly long finish. Like its sister Cabs, it should begin to be drinkable by 2008, and hold for many years after.