The wine has an unusually dark color for Pinot Noir, giving us an early clue to its intensity. The aromas are of sweet dark cherries with a hint of Fe Ciega’s characteristic coastal sage in the background. On the palate the wine is immediately rich, thick with texture and flavor. The tannins are smooth and velvety, and the oak flavors are perfectly integrated into the wine. Despite being as rich as it is, the wine is still relatively closed in because of its youth. Decanting this wine or opening it an hour before serving will allow it to breathe and open up. - 06/05/2008

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon is a more closed and restrained style of wine, with firm tannins, Bordeaux-like austerity, but dense ruby/purple with notes of menthol, black currant liqueur, coffee, and a hint of olive. The wine is full-bodied, youthful, tannic, and a promising candidate for long-term cellaring. In fact this kind of vintage at Togni generally means laying the wine away for at least a decade, which is always good advice here. This may be a 30- to 40-year Togni Cabernet Sauvignon. Score: 92. —Robert Parker, December 2007 - 04/19/2008

Big, rich, ripe and concentrated, with a mouthful of crushed berry, currant and black cherry fruit that's framed by chewy tannins. Supple midpalate, yet firm and tannic at the end. Drink now through 2012. 480 cases made. -- J.L - 06/05/2008

So many 2nd & 3rd tier flavors (Asian spice; pencil shavings for days, olives; funkiness; black & red fruits); this is thought provoking wine. JD says, "incredible class & complexity; a little leaner and has wonderful bright fruit complexity that some of the '03's aren't going to have"; WS-87; GV-90 - 03/26/2008

This Napa cuvee is a blend of vineyards that compile Beckstoffer "Dr. Crane", Beckstoffer "To Kolan" and the Plumpjack Estate. A blend of 75% Cabernet and 25% Merlot aged in 75% new French oak - 03/11/2008