2002 Schrader, Old Sparky Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1×1.5L

Robert Parker 95

The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon To-Kalon Vineyard Oakville reveals great ripeness, coming across like an exotic Pomerol, such as Le Pin. Roasted herbs, caramel, toffee, black currant liqueur, and sweet smoke characteristics are present in this explosively rich, unctuously-textured, pure, ripe Cabernet. Already flamboyant and accessible, it should be drunk over the next 10-12 years. Tel. (707) 942-1212; Fax (707) 942-2147 [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 28/02/2005]

Anticipated maturity: 2005-2017