"Cabernet Sauvignon makes up 57%% of this wine, with fruit coming from Bacchus, Dionysus, and Weinbau vineyards. The rest is Merlot (31%) from Red Willow and Boushey along with Cabernet Franc from Bacchus. Aged in half new French oak, the aromas meld notes of coffee, bittersweet chocolate, dried leaf, graphite, black cherry, and licorice. The palate brings all that and more, with impressive balance and freshness, but plenty of richness as well. Give it a long decant if drinking in the near term. 14.6% alcohol. 594 cases produced."

- Northwest Wine Report (January 2023), 92 pts - Critic's Choice