California Wine Advisors

The 2005 Summit, a Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot, exhibits aromas of roasted herb, black cherries and cassis. In the mouth, lavender, espresso beans, and blackberry are deftly melded together with a hint of dark chocolate on the sultry finish that we savored a full 30 seconds. This...

Features a complex array of dark fruit, cedar, semisweet chocolate, exotic spices, espresso and blackberry flavors…finishing with elegant oak and soft tannins that will drink well tonight or anytime over the next 3 years, peaking in 2011 in our estimate.

A rich bouquet of dark fruit, espresso, and elegant oak leads to a sultry experience featuring a complex array of dark fruit, cedar, semisweet chocolate, exotic spices, graphite and blackberry flavors.