My first impression is of a very big wine - big fruit, big flavors, big.
Over a period of an hour and a half, it did not let up, like a marching band that follows a drumbeat down the boulevard - you know it's coming, you know when it's arrived, and you can still feel the percussion after it's passed.
If one is not prepared for this interpretation of Cab Sauvignon, it could be shocking; but it sort of doesn't matter. I have known the wines, the vintners, and the style for 10+ years, it is still a gut punch. This rendition is definitely delicious, in a drinking window, and there are still many, many years ahead. The tannins are fully knit into the fabric of this dark, dense, rich, saturated, multi-layered bomb. It takes no prisoners - attacking from the get-go - impenetrably dark in color, a nose so strong that I'm surprised it doesn't give off visible vapors, and a cascade of flavors (a concentrated melange of dark fruits) which coated my tongue and rendered my taste buds dumb. This wine takes command of the meal at which it is served, and will render whatever is served to accompany it into the side dish - I was eating a richly marbled steak. The glass took center stage, and did not relinquish the spotlight through the meal.
If this is what you want from a Cab Sauvingnon, then you aren't likely to find a better example. This is not a drink for the faint of heart, nor an every-day wine, but it definitely delivers what it promises, and then some.
Rated +2 on a scale of -1 to +3.