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"Good bright red-ruby. Expressive aromas of currant, black cherry, graphite, licorice and chocolatey oak. Supple, suave and nicely balanced, with harmonious acidity and firm mineral spine giving shape to musky dark berry flavors. Finishes sweet and persistent. Offers more early sex appear than the winery's 2007 merlot."—ST

"Bright, medium ruby-red. Musky black raspberry and smoked meat on the nose. Plus, sweet and fine-grained but with nicely integrated acidity giving the middle palate a light touch. A harmonious and successful blend with lovely palate presence. Finishes with sweet tannins and excellent length, showing a more muscular aspect and a note of tobacco leaf as it opened in the glass."—ST

"Medium yellow. Exotic aromas of ripe peach, toffee, vanilla and coconut. Concentrated and plump, with firm acidity and citrus peel lift giving shape to the stone fruit and nutty oak flavors. Slightly edgy on the persistent finish."—ST

"Dense and chewy, a powerful expression of Cabernet that’s rich with blackberry, currant, cedar, tobacco and graphite flavors and wall-to-wall tannins. Best from 2013 through 2025."—J.L.

"A rich, creamy, seductive and structured style, with vanilla-scented orange and citrus, ripe pear and apple blossom flavors, gaining depth and ending with a long, detailed finish. Drink now through 2018."—J.L.