Current Reviews

94 Points. Gold Medal - Exceptional. Beverage Testing Institute. Bright dark medium brick red color. Bright, rubbery aromas and flavors of reductive notes - kerosine, tangy cassis, cranberries, and cedar - dried canvas with a lightly tannic, full body and a peppery, short finish with firm, grippy, crunchy tannins and moderate oak.

94 Points. Gold Medal. Cellar Selection. Wine Enthusiast. Jarvis has held this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon for more than four years before releasing it. In that time, it has just started a long process of aging. The blackberry fruit is beginning to pick up a dried character, and notes of chocolate, black currants, violets and sweet oak engage the palate. The overall balance is elegant and smooth. This is wonderful to drink now, and it will hold and develop in the cellar up to 2034. - S. Heimoff (June, 2014)

93 Points. Gold Medal. Exceptional. Beverage Testing Institute. Deep garnet violet color. Intriguing aromas of sauerkraut, cassis jam on rye toast, chocolate mousse and floral honeycomb with a silky, fruity-yet-dry medium-to-full body and a clay, creme brulee and earthy pickled beet accented finish. A great savory wine for the table or sipping. Pair with porterhouse steaks and sauerbraten.

91 Points. Gold Medal. Exceptional. Bevarage Testing Institute. Dark garnet black color. Honeycomb, roasted nuts, dried cherry and tomato, and spicy cassis pie a la mode aromas and flavors with a silky, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a chewy, chocolate and earth accented finish. A great earthy sipper and table wine; serve with prime rib.

97 Points. Cellar Selection. Wine Enthusiast. This low production, 100% Cab offers the most perfectly ripe black currant fruit, with complicating hints of pencil lead, violets, dark chocolate shavings and, of course, lots of toasty oak. The fact that it’s now more than five years old has helped to mellow it, but the tannins are still quite hard. The beautiful estate vineyard sits high in the Vaca Mountains, which helps to account for the wine’s intensity and concentration. This is truly a world-class Cabernet that will age through at least 2032. - S. Heimoff (May, 2014)