Deep ruby-red. Distinctive aromas of raw crushed blackberry and game. Powerful, dense and solidly structured, but already displays a compelling, sappy sweetness. This makes the above wine seem downright polite. Finishes with major tannins but here the tannins seem sweeter.

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The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder (1,600 cases) reveals an opaque purple color, and a sumptuous, Medoc-like nose of lead pencil, minerals, black currants, and smoky oak. It is extremely full-bodied and massive in the mouth, with sweet tannin, a layered, plushly-textured mid-palate, and a firm, exceptionally long, pure finish. This classic mountain-styled Cabernet Sauvignon can be drunk now, but it will be even better with 5-7 years of cellaring. It will keep for 2 decades.

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A big, ripe and firmly tannic style, dense, chunky and chewy, but wade past the tannins and you'll get a glimpse of a complex, concentrated wine. Definitely needs time. 1,300 cases made.

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