Our 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich with ripe fruit: black cherry, cassis, and blackberry highlighted by hints of cocoa powder, vanilla and toffee. The wine is pure elegance on the palate leading to a seductive, silky finish that will leave you longing for the next sip.

Marked by hefty tannins, this Cabernet is a little too astringent to drink now. With blackberry, currant and mineral flavors, it should develop for a while, but it could go downhill quickly, so it’s a gamble. Production was 13,500 cases.——S.H.(3/1/2012)—— 90

This is Chimney Rock’s best Stags Leap Cabernet since the 2005, and continues a string of successful vintages. Dry and smooth and silky in the mouth, it’s pretty tannic, but very rich, offering waves of cherry, blackberry, blueberry, cocoa and sweet cedar flavors. Absolutely delicious, wonderfully elegant, and should age well for a decade. ——S.H.(12/1/2010)—— 94