made in the richly extracted, super-oaky and sweetly soft style of modern napa cabs, this wine trades structure for sheer deliciousness. the flavors are wildly extravagant: blackberries, blueberries, cherries, pie crust, cola, exotic spices, smoke, graphite. but what the wine really needs is greater architecture and more definitive dryness. drink now–2012.
The Knoll Vineyard