2001 Burgess Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Previously $40)

89 points Wine Enthusiast: “This is a good example of a well-crafted Napa Cab from a great vintage. It’s rich and fruity in black currant, sweet herb and spice flavors, with a good but understated application of oak. Feels sturdy and clean in the mouth, fully dry, with a long finish.” (7/1/2005) 88 points Wine Spectator: “This wine delivers a solid core of rich, intense blackberry and currant flavors that are framed by chewy tannins and cedary oak, all well-proportioned and showing the kind of focus and balance you hope for in a young wine. Best from 2006 through 2012.” (11/04) 1 Puff Connoissuers’ Guide to California Wine: “Favoring ripe black cherries for its focus and picking up notes of dried plums and hints of dried fig along the way, the wine also carries an unmistakable note of smokiness in its aromatic mix. It is fairly rounded and supple on the palate but is a bit tight towards the back even if not overly tannic in composition.”