Technical Notes: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley Aged 34 months in 65% French Oak barrels and 35% American Oak barrels Bottled September, 2008 14.8% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

Dark purplish-red color fills the glass as you pour the wine. Initially the nose is closed in not wanting to offer its hidden treasures. Swirling the glass pushes cedar, driftwood, briar and blackberry aromas forward. You notice the heavy legs streaming down the side of the glass. Your palate fills with bramble fruits, brown spice and toasted mocha beans. There is a thin veil of tannins that coat and hold the lingering finish of humidor, sweet nut and roasted coffee flavors. This wine will continue to develop with aging and reward the collector.

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Technical Notes: 81% Merlot from Wooden Valley (Southeastern Napa Valley) 19% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley Aged 34 months in 70% French Oak barrels 30% American Oak Bottled September, 2008 14.8% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

Unusually dark for a Merlot. Vanilla and roasted nuts work their way out of the glass without any coaxing. Sweetbrier, rose petal and Bing cherry notes come along with gentle agitation. Significant legs on the side of the glass impress and pull you towards your first taste. The wine’s structure provides a showcase for anise and denser raspberry to tingle your sensations. Light tannins frame the long sweet finish of toast and black stone fruits. Proper bottle aging will enhance and reward your experience for many years.

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Technical Notes: 45% Cabernet Sauvignon 34% Syrah 16% Cabernet Franc 5% Merlot Aged 22 months in a mix of French Oak barrels and American Oak barrels Bottled September, 2008 14.7% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

The first thing you notice is the deep purple color. It reminds me of blackberry compote it is so dark. The color is followed by the jammy aromas brooding from the rim of the glass. Swirling entices woodruff, cedar and spice to follow the fruit forward nose. The first sensation to hit the tip of your tongue is the sweetness of the fruit without the wine actually being sweet. Then the flavors pour over the rest of your palate giving hints of the four varietals that gives the wine its soul. You can sense the power of the Cabernet Sauvignon and how it is balanced by raspberry and cherry notes from the Merlot. The anise and nutmeg of the Cabernet Franc lead to the blueberry and peppery finish from the Syrah. The whole wine is tied together from the oak aging and gives great pleasure and versatility with a wide variety of game.

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Technical Notes: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley 2% Merlot from Wooden Valley (Southeastern Napa Valley) Aged 33 months in 70% French Oak barrels and 30% American Oak barrels Bottled July, 2007 14.3% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

Deep crimson color invites you to sample the aromas of dark coffee with roasted hazelnut and mocha. Swirling the glass coaxes vanilla and black plum notes that lure you to take your first taste. Toffee and cedar give way to toasted vanilla and dark fruit flavors as the wine warms in your palate. Firm but fine tannins showcase sweet mocha and toasted spice in the lingering finish. You are seduced into an encore swirl and taste to relive the experience and uncover more aromas and flavors. Structure and tannins will allow development of further nuances during aging and reward the patient collector.

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Technical Notes: 92% Merlot from Wooden Valley (Southeastern Napa Valley) 8% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley Aged 33 months in 80% French Oak barrels 20% American Oak Bottled July, 2007 14.4% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

Garnet and crimson color splashes into the glass as you pour the wine. Scents of grandiflora rose petals are followed by earthen dust and red raspberry. Swirling the glass encourages dark cherry and orchard fresh fruit aromas to liberate. The first taste reveals an excellent structure to hang floral, caramel and forest floor flavors onto. Framed by fine tannins, tobacco and cedar and caramel notes linger and give way to toasted vanilla in the long finish. Continued cellaring will enhance the wine’s aromatic and flavorful development rewarding the discerning connoisseur.

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Technical Notes: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley 7% Merlot from Wooden Valley (Southeastern Napa Valley) Aged 34 months in 75% French Oak barrels and 25% American Oak barrels Bottled July, 2006 14.7% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

The core color in the glass is a reddish purple radiating out to blue garnet edges. Swirling the glass exhibits thick legs while pushing forward aromas of toasted oak, black tea and blackberries. The wine continues to open up with aeration and offers smoke and cedar notes. The first sip unveils a concentration of powerful flavors and texture. Humidor, vanilla, black pepper and dark stone fruit covers the pallet. Tannins are engaging and refined. The wine’s finish is smooth and lingering with sweet toasted nuts and dried fruit in the after taste.

The wine will continue to develop with appropriate cellaring.

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Technical Notes: 96% Merlot from Wooden Valley (Southeastern Napa Valley) 4% Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley Aged 34 months years in 100% French Oak barrels Bottled July, 2006 14.9% Alcohol

Winemaker’s Tasting Notes:

Examination after pouring in the glass shows an impenetrable color core with a brickish dark edge. You can start to smell the vanilla, cherry, rose petal aromas without even swirling the glass. Aeration provides additional notes of woodruff and raspberry. The sweet vanilla flavors disrobe to reveal tobacco, cherry and blackberry surrounded by refined tannins. Sufficient acidity piques each flavor of red fruit as the long finish subsides leaving a sweetness on your pallet. The acidity and the tannins will provide sufficient structure for the wine cellar gracefully.

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