2004 Anderson's Conn Valley Eloge Napa Valley Red Blend

The 2004 Eloge (65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot and Petit Verdot) is a beauty. Notes of cedar, spice box, black currant, leather, truffle, and earth jump from the glass of this elegant yet authoritatively flavored wine that shows terrific fruit intensity, full body, and silky tannins. This is a complex, beautiful wine that should drink splendidly for 15 or more years. Previously recommended: 2003 Right Bank (93), 2003 Eloge (96), 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (94). Tel. (707) 963-8600; Fax (707) 963-7818