This fantastic wine is 100% Cabernet from two great Cabernet Vineyards in Napa Valley. It is a blend of fruit from the Del Bondio Rutherford valley floor vineyard on the west side of Napa Valley and the Moore Vineyard in Napa Valley's eastern hills, a combination that works remarkably well together.

In blind tastings this wine has consistently rated better than many of Napa Valley's icon wines. The blend of the two vineyards is two thirds valley floor fruit and one-third hillside fruit. Early barrel samples indicated that this wine was going to be very special and it has now developed into a quite extraordinary wine.

This wine shows all of the characteristics that you expect from a great Rutherford Cabernet; the famed Rutherford dust, a nose that is almost floral and a finish that lingers until next Tuesday! The concentration from the hillside fruit gives this wine a completely new dimension and a complex, elegant offering with tannins that will make it particularly age worthy. It is perfect for drinking now but will also age well for several more years. Only 934 cases were produced.

January 2006 Epic Reds Wine Club Selection