Barnett Tasting Notes
This opaque deeply purple wine immediately exhibits black fruit, primarily concentrated pure Cassis and dark raspberry, as well as elements of black volcanic earth, cream chocolate and brown sugar. Hints of black olive and clean dusty scorched earth are present in the background. The palate in its youth exhibits smoked meats and cocoa with deep chalky tannins and beautifully balanced acid. This is a classic example of what great mountain fruit can produce; please enjoy this wine over the next 10-15 years.
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Wine Enthusiast
Rattlesnake Hill is on the estate, more than 2,000 feet up in the Mayacamas above St. Helena. Typically tannic, in the way of Spring Mountain Cabs, the ?05 is a dramatically structured wine that dazzles with power. Made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon, it shows classic varietal flavors of black currants, cherries, licorice and spices, while mostly new French oak adds the perfect facade of smoky wood. Fabulous now with decanting and over rich fare such as steak, the wine should age gracefully for at least a decade. —Steve Heimoff, 95 points
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