The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon was aged in a mixture of new and old French oak for 12 months. Showing some funk on the nose (although nowhere near as strong as with the Merlot), perhaps with some reductive traces, this has average mid-palate concentration, but a fair bit of intensity and a real backbone. It is a very precise wine that has flavorful fruit and is gracefully constructed in the mid-palate. Even with the funky notes, I warmed to this bright, intense wine as it aired out, but I could have done without the funk, which is regrettably there. It will no doubt, and with justification, turn some folks off of this otherwise well constructed wine. Drink now-2017. Importer: Athenee Importers & Distributors Ltd., Hempstead, NY; tel. (516) 505-4800

The 2005 CABERNET SAUVIGNON is straightforward, a touch too herbaceous, but with some considerable backbone for a wine in its price category. The winery presented a vertical of this wine to me in Greece, which demonstrated that the wines hold well. I am less sure that they improve much or reward cellaring, despite the tannins. Retasted in the USA, this remains elegant in the mid-palate, while packing some punch on the finish in terms of tannin. I suspect the tannins will outlive the fruit. This is a more serious wine than the Syrah reviewed this issue, but no more charming. Drink now-2015. Importer: Athenee Importers & Distributors LTD., Hempstead, N.Y.; tel: (516) 505-4800