Opaque black-ruby. Tangy cassis and boysenberry fruit on the nose, with complicating notes of leather, curry powder, cocoa, minerals and shoe polish. Pungent, juicy, dark berry fruit of almost painful intensity and concentration; sharply focused and penetrating. Again, I sense a rock-solid mineral spine underneath the sweet fruit. Huge tannins are more than supported by powerful fruit extract. Really explodes and reverberates on the finish. A real fruit bomb.

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The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has come of age now that it is in the bottle. This is the essence of North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon, offering port-like thickness and richness, a superb black currant, mineral, cedar, and pain grille-scented nose, full-bodied flavors of extraordinary intensity and overall balance, and a long, moderately tannic, multidimensional finish. Shame on me for underestimating this beauty!

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Amazingly youthful and complex, with layers of vibrant black cherry, blackberry, currant, spice and cedar. Tightly focused on the fruit, with layers of concentration, the Cabernet flavors just keep unfolding. Just as impressive is the balance, as this is a big, rich, expressive wine with ripe, integrated tannins.--1995 California Cabernet retrospective. 308 cases made.

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Amazingly youthful and complex, with layers of vibrant black cherry, blackberry, currant, spice and cedar. Tightly focused on the fruit, with layers of concentration, the Cabernet flavors just keep unfolding. Just as impressive is the balance, as this is a big, rich, expressive wine with ripe, integrated tannins.--1995 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now. 308 cases made