2000 Corison, Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena 1×1.5L

Vinous 88+

Moderately saturated medium red-ruby. Fruit-driven, sappy aromas of blackberry and spicy oak, with a liqueur-like suggestion. Thicker and sweeter on the palate than Corison’s flagship cabernet, with brooding, darker flavors of blackberry, plum, licorice, leather and minerals. A deeper wine, from fruit harvested quite late. Finishes with firm but fine tannins and lingering flavors of dark berries and leather. Needs a good five to seven years of cellaring. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/05/2003]