2007 Delille Cellars Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon RP--96

Robert Parker: 96 Points
Wine Advocate # 196 Aug 2011 Jay Miller 96 Drink: 2011 - 2027 $140 (140) The prodigious 2007 Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon (100%) comes from an estate-owned vineyard in the Red Mountain AVA. Alluring notes of mocha, exotic spices, sandalwood, and wild berries lead to a complex, weighty, plush, loaded, succulent offering that will see its 20th birthday in peak form. DeLille Cellars and Doyenne are sister labels, the former for Bordeaux-style wines and the latter for Rhone-style wines. They will be reviewed separately.