Robert Parker: "One of the forgotten varietals from Alexander Valley is Cabernet Sauvignon, and Scherrer does an excellent job with it. The 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Scherrer Vineyard Estate reveals attractive, dusty, black currant, and licorice notes with a hint of spicy oak in the background. Medium to full-bodied with sweet tannin, excellent concentration, and a nicely textured mouthfeel, it can be enjoyed now and over the next decade or more. (Dec 2008)"

Producer notes: "The very warm 2004 vintage led to very generous wine. Still very typical cassis and hint of red fruit, this also has a mouth-watering cherry lifesaver note on the finish, which really gives it a nice lift. Not sweet or cloying, it is ‘just right.’ It should age quite well due to its appropriate concentration, structure and balance, just like our other vintages. 200 cases produced."