CANA's Feast, Red Mountain, '04

[Bill Miller]

Had a bottle this weekend--very nice--dark fruit, good tannins, coffee, and pepper with spices. Full bodied and silky. Cabernet sauvignon--50%, cab franc-20%, merlot-20% and petit verdot-10%. Beautiful color. Label says it will improve for 5-10 years. Bottled in Carlton Oregon by Cuneo.

[Craig Camp]

I'm a big fan of this wine. Great style and balance.

[Cole Danehower]

Just some more detail on Cuneo Cellars.

Winemaker Gino Cuneo may be located in the cool climate region of the Willamette Valley, but his winery is only 3-4 hours away from great warm climate fruit in the Columbia Valley AVA to the northeast and Southern Oregon AVA to the south. So, he makes the most of his location by using grapes from the Northwest's two great climatic zones.

He gets fruit from some of the most well0known vineyards in Washington (Ciel du Cheval and Taptiel in the Red Mountain AVA) and Southern Oregon (Del Rio in the Rogue Valley AVA) and does a very good Bordeaux-style blend in his Two Rivers series. I've always found them to be excellent. He also makes Pinot noir (from more locally-sourced Willamette Valley fruit, naturally), Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Syrah, and other blends from single vineyard sources. He emphasizes Italian varietals and focuses only on red wines.