2005 Lancaster Estate Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon but with lively acidity adding

but with lively acidity adding freshness and lift

Pale orange

The 2010 is 42% Merlot

crisp strawberry and cherry flavors mingle with fresh earth and forest floor notes

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2005 Lancaster Estate Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon but with lively acidity adding*Cellar Selection* A massive wine that absolutely demands time in the cellar, Lancasters 05 is nearly all Cabernet, with tiny amounts of the other four Bordeaux varieties. It stuns with the power and authenticity of its hilly Cabernet origins, offering vast black currant, orange rind, anise and smoky oak flavors that implode on the palate. But the tannins are hard. It should blossom and fully come into its own after 2010.