($66) Good full medium ruby. Briary black cherry, cassis, minerals and chocolate mint on the nose. Impressively dense and sweet but with penetrating acidity giving definition and shape to the thick flavors. Finishes with chewy tannins and terrific persistence. Offers a rare combination of glyceral texture and strong, lively fruit.

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The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (a blend of equal parts Napa and Sonoma fruit) offers abundant quantities of creme de cassis notes, medium to full body, a big, beefy, smoky character intermixed with scorched earth, coffee, and blackberries, and a rich, dense, smooth style. Drink this superb Cabernet over the next 12-15 years.

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Spice, red currant and blackberry aromas. Turns taut and firm on the palate, with mouthcoating tannins. Hints of mocha and vanilla bean add a nice flavor dimension, and on the finish the fruit and tannins shine through. 1,206 cases made.

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Second time, very good!