Grand Cru Wine Merchants

From Napa’s cool Coombsville area, the backward tasting, deep ruby/purple-tinged 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Farella Vineyard displays smoky black currant, tobacco leaf, and barbecue notes as well as more structure and full body. It needs 1-2 years of cellaring, and should evolve for at least 15 years. -91+pts WA

Intense and full-bodied, boasting a mix of mineral, spice, black cherry and plummy berry flavors that are elegant and streamlined, with an aftertaste of spicy berry, mineral and graphite. Drink now through 2017. 540 cases made. -90pts WS (JL)