Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
Columbia Valley, Washington $23
We Bought a Bunch $19.99
What the Wine Critics Thought: Wine Spectator 90 Points
Polished and well-knit, offering blueberry, currant and dusky spice flavors, with a hint of roasted red pepper and a touch of licorice as the finish sails along beautifully. Drink now through 2014. -H.S.

What We Thought: A classic Cabernet nose of cedar and cassis is followed by a ripe-full-bodied palate of blackberry, black raspberry and notes of dark chocolate all in a smooth package that includes slightly dusty but supple tannins. Drink this one now or wait a few years.

June 6, 2007