2008 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
(94+ Points) "The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is comprised of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest six other grapes – Merlot, Malbec, St. Macaire (how often do you see that!), Petit Verdot, Carmenere, and Cabernet Franc – and is aged 20 months in three-fourths French oak. It has a dense purple color, a wonderful, crystalline nose of crushed rock, camphor, creme de cassis and spring flowers, and a full-bodied mouthfeel. The tannins are moderately high, but they are soft and well-integrated. This is a wine of tremendous intensity and plenty of up-side. Give this wine 2-3 years of bottle age and drink it over the following 20-25 years." - Robert Parker
2008 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon
(98 Points) "Absolutely prodigious is the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder (500 cases of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon off a site west of Oakville). Dense bluish purple to the rim, with a sensational nose of forest, flowers, graphite, and blueberry liqueur intermixed with creme de cassis and burning embers/charcoal, this wine has fabulous fruit, a remarkably full-bodied texture, great purity, and a finish that goes on for close to 50+ seconds. This is an awesome 2008 and one of the great wines of the vintage. It should drink well for 25+ years."
- Robert Parker
Sauvignon Blanc
Our Sauvignon Blanc is full of honey, melon, kumquat, light grapefruit, marshmallow cream, lemon grass, and key lime pie. Aromas are complimented by a crisp meyer lemon zest acidity.
Merlot
Our Merlot has focused aromas of vanilla, raspberry cream and mocha are followed by super rich flavors of blackberry, ripe fig, currant and cassis.
SAINT MACAIRE
Saint Macaire is a very rare lost varietal from Bordeaux. Saturated blue black in color, the wine exudes a brooding smoked blackberry quality with tobacco leaf, black tea, Worcestershire sauce and dried meats.
Chardonnay
Our Chardonnay was fermented both oak and steel barrels, sur lie aged with partial malolactic. This wine displays aromas of Canary melon, tangerine, Anjou pear, kiwi, lemon zest and jasmine.