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94 WA. "A huge, voluptuous wine, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Patricia’s Cuvee Harbison Vineyard bursts onto the palate with massive layers of blue and black fruit, cinnamon, cloves, graphite and melted road tar. This is an unusually ripe, voluptuous and totally seamless wine for the year, but the opulent style works beautifully here. The Patricia’s Cuvee is going be a pure pleasure bomb pretty much from the outset . . . . Russell Bevan is one of the more outspoken producers in Napa Valley, and so are his wines. These sumptuous, beautifully textured reds are full of personality. Made to be accessible right upon release, the Bevan wines are rich, intense and hugely delicious. Russell Bevan is one of the growing number of producers using high amounts of Cabernet Franc in some of his wines, and I have to say, the results are striking." Wine Advocate #204, Dec 2012 |