2005 Lancaster Estate Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

*Cellar Selection* A massive wine that absolutely demands time in the cellar, Lancaster‰۪s ‰۪05 is nearly all Cabernet, with tiny amounts of the other four Bordeaux varieties. It stuns with the power and authenticity of its hilly Cabernet origins, offering vast black currant, orange rind, anise and smoky oak flavors that implode on the palate. But the tannins are hard. It should blossom and fully come into its own after 2010.