Nickel & Nickel Vogt Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

"This densely structured wine is so dry and tannic the palate just puckers up into resistance. Buried deep down are massive and properly proportioned flavors of blackberries, black currants, dark unsweetened chocolate and smoky new oak. This intense 100% Cabernet should begin to blossom by 2012 and last for many years. Cellar Selection."

93 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Vogt Vineyard comes from a 15-acre parcel high on Howell Mountain. In addition to its opaque blue/purple color, it exhibits tons of minerality, medium to full body, impressive depth, and abundant blue and black fruit characteristics intermixed with notes of flowers and crushed rocks. The wine is frightfully tannic, but there is enough concentration to balance it out. Forget it for 5-6 years and drink it over the following 25 years. "

91 Points

The Wine Advocate

"Black and impenetrable when first poured, this wine's austere mineral tannins recall Howell Mountain cabernets of the early 1990s. A day of air brings out the broad, black currant flavors in the fruit, while the tannin remains dense and dry. Decant it for slow-roasted short ribs if you open it now; otherwise, give this ten or 12 years in the cellar."

91 Points

Wine & Spirits