Ruby red, with a nose of vanilla/toast, black pepper, blueberry and a creamy palate with much of the same. Needs time to integrate.

A wine of two halves. Dark ruby in color with a very 'Oklahoman' nose of funky and confectionery/candied fruit. Not altogether pleasant. However in the mouth there are spicy red fruits, with red currant, tobacco and black pepper. Medium-bodied this is a nicely crafted Zin!

An intensely flavored and brilliantly crafted wine that belies its sub $10 price tag. Black fruits and red currant on the nose, with full-bodied and juicy black fruits in the mouth. Even hints of earth in the finish. Outstanding value for money.

Fig and boysenberry all over the nose with concentrated fruits including blackberry and black raspberry. A depth of fruit in a wine of this price ($14) is almost unheard of, and the power and dexterity, not to say a degree of complexity, makes this is an all-world purchase.

An interesting Malbec with lots of spicy, red fruits that reveal its cooler climate origins. Herbal and dominated by red fruits in the mouth, this has an attractive herbal underpinning. Well crafted.

Not the best showing for this wine but still attractive. A nose of spicy blackberries, with sweet fruits in the mouth, with spicy overtones and hints of mocha. A good finish.

A very serious wine with lots of upside potential. Raspberry and red currant on the nose, with spicy red currant fruits. Retaste in 1-2 years.

88% Malbec, 12% Bonarda. A nose of plum, spice and cherry, with some charred oak. Broad and mouth-filling, with currant and toasty black fruits. Dark chocolate is found in the finish. Profoundly rich fruit. Complex. Really tasty.

This had to be an off bottle as the spicy red fruits on the nose and palate were way too weedy and acidic for a Catena!

40% Cabernet, 30% Malbec and 30% Merlot. Dark ruby red, with a nose of blackberries and currants. Full-bodied and intense the fruit is fairly sweet with rich plum and blackberry flavors. A nice cuvee that needs 1-2 more years to fully come together. Terrific potential.

54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Malbec, and 22% Merlot. A rich nose of cassis and raspberries, with minerally tinged flavors of blackcurrant and cassis. This was an elegant wine in its early prime

58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Malbec, and 2% Petit Verdot. A wine that is close to profound. Plum and blackcurrant on the nose that goes on for what seems like forever and an incredible palate of beautifully crafted fruit that just glides over the palate. Seamless, already close to fully integrated, it is hard to imagine this wine getting any better but it could well do that. A great expression of terroir.

A solid Cabernet with a gamey, currant nose and red currant and blackberry flavors. A little on the fruity and simple side, but pleasant nonetheless.

Cedar and currant aromas, with black currant and cassis flavors. Not quite as good as the 1999 it is still a fine Cabernet.

Superb stuff. A spicy nose with licorice, pepper and berry fruits. Very concentrated fruits in the mouth, with peppery black berry and other dark berries.