deeply flavored and impressive, this intensely young, cabernet-based bordeaux blend hails from mount veeder. it has all the hallmarks of a wine that needs time in the cellar. the sweetly extracted black currant and licorice fruit is massive, and so is the cedary oak, which is 80% new french, while considerable mountain tannins give a hard, astringent mouthfeel. solidly in the modern napa style, this opulent wine should improve over the next six years, at least.
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