(includes 4% Petit Verdot): Saturated bright dark ruby. Penetrating aromas of blackberry, cassis, licorice, shoe polish and violet. Extremely concentrated and dense; huge structure matched by uncanny sweetness of fruit. Already offers compelling inner-mouth perfume. This is considerably more tannic than the winery's regular Cabernet, but the tannins spread out to coat the entire palate. Really extraordinary fruit here!!

We have been singing the praises of Pride Mountain for some time now, and this latest release, while not quite the value of its predecessors, reaffirms the winery's place among the foremost producers of extravagant Cabernet. From its intense unrelentingly fruity aromas to its big, bold, deeply filled flavors, the wine displays a wealth of cassis, and rich oak spice with accents of loam and mineral lending interest and range. Very ripe, very full and still somewhat rough and ragged in the mouth, it ends with a long, tannin-filled, but ever-flavorful finish and seems destined to improve for a decade or more.

Dense and chewy. A rich, dark wine, packed with loads of plum, currant and black cherry. Turns spicy and cedary. Best from 2001 through 2008. 454 cases made.

The 1997 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon pushes richness to unreal levels. Despite its intense, full- bodied, ultra concentrated style, it possesses a sense of balance and definition. The color is a saturated inky purple. The aromatics consist of lead pencil shavings, minerals, blackberries, cassis, and flowers. Extremely full-bodied, with amazing purity, mouth-coating richness, sweet tannin, and low acidity, it offers profound drinking even though it has not yet begun to develop secondary nuances. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2025.