Tasting note

One of the finest Private Reserves made over the last two decades, this phenomenal wine is obviously still an infant in terms of development, but it exhibits a dense purple color as well as an extraordinary nose of blackberries, white chocolate, licorice, tobacco leaf, smoky barbecue, charcoal and a burning ember-like note reminiscent of a Graves from Bordeaux. A dense, luscious, full-bodied, opulent style, with sweet tannin, this locked and loaded, intense, full throttle Private Reserve should be accessible in 5-6 years and last for 25-30. Drink: 2016-2046. Score - 97. (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, June 2011)

On the nose are aromas of blackberries, toasty oak, mint, white pepper and cocoa. Black fruit, cassis, caramel, vanilla, brown spices and hints of rose petals coat the palate as ripe, supple tannins extend throughout the long finish.

The 2004 St. Helena Home Vineyard is a rich, extracted and balanced wine with blackberry and cassis aromas layered with dark chocolate and licorice flavors