It's all about balance! Both red and black cherries mix with exotic spice, roasted coffee and cocoa, then licorice and floral scents as the layers keep unfolding. A powerful presence but not from the power of one characteristic or fruit or oak, but power from a strong embrace of balanced complexity that keeps luring you back to the glass.

Rich but never over ripe. Toasty but not oaky. Full-bodied but not heavy. Firm but supple. Drinkable and agreeable. You know what I mean!

Balance is that bull's-eye we aim for every year as we prune the vines for the start of the next year, balancing crop load and nutrients in the vineyard -- balancing tricks and techniques at fermentation, balancing the different forests and coopers of our barrels, balancing different lots at blending to finally hit as close to that target as mother nature will allow us each vintage.

This 2000 is a direct hit. You'll see. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from 3 small vineyards in Napa Valley.

Only 292 cases produced.