96pts(WA) The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Cabernet Franc) reveals a character typical of other wines from this site. Espresso roast, cedar, chocolate, black currant, roasted coffee, and scorched earth characteristics result in a Napa version of a top-notch Pessac-Leognan from Bordeaux. In the mouth, the wine is full-bodied, pure, and multidimensional with layers that build incrementally without heaviness. This superb, savory, potentially stunning Cabernet Sauvignon should keep for three decades. Robert Parker December 2008
92-94pts (ST) Good full red-ruby. Flamboyant
aromas of currant, licorice, dark chocolate and roasted coffee. Sweet, dense
and thick, with superripe flavors of black raspberry, dark chocolate and exotic
spices. A bit chunkier than the Ranch, and showing more new oak and more obvious
tannins today, but this also offers superb potential. Stephen Tanzer May 2009This is a California Wine