(60% cabernet franc and 40% merlot, co-fermented) Deep ruby-red. Complex nose melds black and red fruits, licorice, minerals, dark chocolate and dried herbs. Smooth and creamy on the palate, with good weight but also excellent energy. This lush, sweet blend tightens up toward the back, finishing with noteworthy breadth and substantial dusty tannins. - Stephen Tanzer 93 Points
The 2006 Proprietary Red H Block Hudson Vineyard offers spicy, chocolaty, menthol, burning ember, red and black fruit, asphalt, truffle, graphite, and oak characteristics. While this is an impressive offering, the tannins are more noticeable than they were last year, and the wine is more closed and backward. Give it 4-5 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following two decades. - Robert Parker 91 Points
Firm, gutsy and full-bodied, with tight cedar, tobacco, dried currant and spicy herbal elements that gain complexity, while maintaining a tight structure. Ends with mineral and herb notes and chewy tannins on a long finish. Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Drink now through 2016. 450 cases made. –JL - Wine Spectator Magazine 91 Points
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