2007 Shinn Estate Vineyards Clarity North Fork (750ml)

"89 out of 100 - The 2007 Clarity – two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one-third Merlot – is a special bottling meant to showcase the vintage’s potential and some of Shinn’s best vines. Black raspberry and cassis preserves mingle with licorice and caramel in the nose and on a rather thickly-rich palate that is polished in texture but hasn’t the freshness of the best Shinn 2007s and betrays its new wood quite obviously. Will this gain in flavor interest with time? Certainly one could safely hold it for 8-10 years." - David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate