Wine & Spirits, 12/2009
High in extract, with scents of mocha, roasted plum and meat, this rich blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and franc wraps around your nose like a blanket. But for all its intensity, the wine has tremendous drive on the palate.
2006 DuBrul Vineyard Reserve: 91
High in extract, with scents of mocha, roasted plum and meat, this rich blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and franc wraps around your nose like a blanket. But for all its intensity, the wine has tremendous drive on the palate, its flavors bright and energetic, guided and lengthened by firm, fine-grained tannins. For a lean cut of beef, slow roasted.
2006 Sagemoor Vineyard Reserve: 93
This blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc is generous in attack, its dark and sweet black cherry flavors marked by mineral, mouthcoating tannins. The wine remains on point through the finish, which revisits the initial woodsy scent of redwood fronds. A fine accompaniment to a grilled New York strip steak.
