2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Martha's Vineyard

Deep garnet. Lovely integration of mint-eucalypt, five-spice and sweet-clove oak, rich cassis and dusty mineral character – very inviting. Velvet texture hiding a powerful tannic structure, with mint, chocolate and ripe cassis. Plenty of extraction, but enough flavour density and length to cope with it. Classic, and classy, Napa Cabernet. (TJ)