2004 Conn Creek Winery Anthology Napa Valley

68% Cabernet Sauvignon; 19% Cabernet Franc; 6% Merlot; 5% Malbec; 2% Petit Verdot. Smelling of red cherries and woodsy, almost barky elements along with a dollop of creamy oak, this very ripe and full-bodied bottling enters the palate with a supple first impression before turning somewhat narrow and dry in the face of its retreating fruit. It needs to be drunk up over the next five years while its energy remains.