2004 Araujo Estate Altagracia Cabernet Sauvignon Napa

(90 Points  --  Int'l Wine Cellar)

Good red-ruby. Aromas of raspberry, smoke, gravel and nutty oak. Smooth in the middle palate, with flavors of plum, mocha and tobacco and nicely integrated acidity. The building tannins are a bit hard-edged, but this second wine, from young vines and "less-good lots," offers attractive sweetness, good life and firm structure.

Review Date: 06/2007