Scoring 96100 parker points a blend of 85 cabernet sauvignon and the rest mostly merlot the dark purple hued 2005 exhibits a restrained but promising nose of cedar tobacco leaf creme de cassis and toasty oak full bodied tannic and extremely backward with the vintages tell tale acidity it appears to be even more closed in the bottle than it was from barrel it does possess a long finish and multilayered mouthfeel this is an undeniably outstanding yet restrained shy wine for a mou