Similar to our 1999 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine showcases a blend of intense, spicy mountain fruit with rich valley floor fruit. The Mt. Veeder Cabernet, consisting of 50% of the final wine, offered intense, concentrated, tannic, minty, black fruit components that made up the backbone of this Cabernet. The second Cabernet from Rutherford, comprising of 45% of the total, contributed currant, cedar, tobacco and chocolate flavors. Just a touch of Cabernet Franc(3%) and Malbec(2%) were added for softness and complexity. The finished wine is deep, dense and concentrated. Though it is drinkable now, we believe it will benefit from several years of bottle age.