The 2008 Mario Bazán Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon invites you to look beyond its garnet hue. Aromas of cassis, plum, cherry, and blackberry ride on plumes of cocoa and caramel rising from the wine. Nuances of dried tobacco, licorice, wet skipping stone, and rosemary slowly reveal themselves.

The well structured palate carries forward the elegant fruit notes experienced on the nose. The entry is smooth, round, and juicy with flavors of blackberry and cassis, followed by an increase in creaminess. The wine is well-balanced with good texture and finely-structured tannins that express the character of the wine without coarse or angular edges.