The debut 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts superb creme de cassis aromas, pure, rich, full-bodied flavors, melted tannin, and a savory, expansive finish with subtle new oak. It is already drinkable and will age nicely for a dozen or more years. This is an impressive effort from Hourglass, a new vineyard situated next to Vineyard 29 on Route 29, Napa's route du vin.

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A touch woody, with cedar, dill and toasty oak quite evident. Still, there's plenty of other goodies to be found, with ripe cherry, plum and currant flavors, finishing with firm but well-proportioned tannins.

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