Tasting Notes:There is an extra bit of ripeness here, and it serves both to deepen and also to add a slight bit of weightiness to it. Smells of fresh and crushed apples, fully ripened pears and creamy oak jump from the glass. Those same features are the attraction of the plump and outgoing flavors as well. At the finish, the wine does bring touches of heat and coarseness into play, but they are small bits of bother in a quite stunning effort.”- 92 points, Connoissuer’s Guide to California Wine.