| Vintage: | 2004 |
| Wine Type: | Bold Red Wine |
| Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Appellation: | Mount Veeder |
| Aging: | 25 months in 80% French Oak, 99% new |
| Alcohol %: | 14.5% |
Tasting Notes:
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 3% Malbec
Dark garnet red in color, the 2004 Reserve has very dense and brambly aromas of dark black fruit that are complemented by sweet anise, sage, bay and toasty oak. Loaded with dark black berry fruit and ripe mountain tannins, this wine is rich, supple and dense. Chewy, bigboned and intense, the flavors fill your pallet and continue with blackberry and coffee notes that round out the long finish.
Ratings:
The Wine News - December / January 2008-09
"Top Ten Proprietary Blends of the Year"
"Solid garnet hue with a ruby rim. Forward aromas of mocha joined by vanilla wafer, black cherry and charred oak scents. A well-structured mountain Cab ripe with cherry-chocolate flavors, sweet oak and obvious, youthful tannins. Lengthy fruit-driven finish with plenty of heft for the long haul."
Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine - December 2008
Rated 90 Points and One Puff
“This blend of Bordelais varieties does an exceptional job of capturing both the complexity that its makeup ought to promise as well as also showing the depth and richness of Napa Valley fruit. It is fairly full at entry with a supple feel that leads to balanced cassis and oak flavors and then to a tannic end game in need of cellaring of some six to eight years.”
Awards:
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
2009 Silver Medal Winner