Full-bodied with soft but powerful tannins, the wine starts with blackberry jam, violets and plum. The fruit flavors of dark berries in combination with mouth-filling tannins form a long silky mid-palate and ending with a clean, lingering finish. While this wine is already balanced and drinking well, the moderate alcohol acidity and tannin structure will allow this wine to improve with additional cellaring and will drink well for an additional five years.

Distinctly peppery, with jazzy blackberry and currant fruit to balance the spice. The round, open finish sails on and on. Drink now through 2010.
Wine Spectator - 89pts.

Deep red with youthful purple hues. Lifted blackberry and strawberry aromas are enhanced with nuances of chocolate and vanilla. Fine-grained American and french oak subtly frame the ripe berry mid-palate. A full-bodied wine with a velvety mouthfeel that is seamlessly integrated from the first taste to the long, lingering finish.
Wine Spectator - 91pts.
Wine Enthusiast - 91pts.

Awaken your sixth sense to this shadowy concoction of spine-tingling intensity. Smoky layers of white pepper, cigar box cedar, and toasty mesquite meld easily with spicy plum, and rich gooseberry.

Firm in texture, but light and agile behind the tannins, offering blueberry and cherry flavors that linger nicely. Drink now through 2012.
Wine Spectator - 87pts.

Firm in texture, with pointedly focused blackberry, plum and creamy spice flavors that linger on the lively finish.
Wine Spectator - 87pts.

The purple color catches you immediately and your eyes begin to taste. Aromas of violets and roses jump out of the glass. Flavors of fresh berries along with moch and coffee dance on your palate. A broad structure with integrated, delicate tannins, create a great mouthfeel and an unmistakable desire for the next sip.

Spicy, smoky, cedary, aromatic, toasty oak nuances dominate, with ripe plum notes, firm tannins and good intensity.
Wine Spectator - 86pts.

Bright and lively, with an earthy edge to the cherry flavors. Drink now through 2010.
Wine Spectator - 84pts.