Country: US / Collector’s Reserve
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Martin Estate / Rutherford
A good 100% Cabernet, with complex, pleasant cherry, blackberry and oak flavors. Quite tannic now, with a sandpapery mouthfeel, and very full-bodied. Feels a little ponderous, but could be going through an awkward phase. Try again after 2013.