91 Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2007

($70; 52% cabernet sauvigon, 35% merlot, 9% cab franc and 4% malbec) Full ruby-red. Ripe plum, musky dark raspberry and tobacco on the nose. Suave, lush and sweet, with ripe, generous flavors of plum, currant and milk chocolate complicated by mocha and caraway sweed. Round texture nicely enlivened by ripe acidity. Finishes with broad, fine tannins and lovely subtle persistence. This gained in richness with aeration and should evolve nicely in bottle for eight to ten years. Combines the best characteristics of Old and New World. I found both of these 2004s to be clearly sweeter and suaver than earlier vintages under this label, reflecting the evolution of technique here. This is a joint venture between Warwick Estate's Mike Ratcliffe and Californians Zelma Long and Phil Freese. (Broadbent Selections, San Francisco, CA)

90 Points | Wine Spectator