1985 B. R. Cohn Cabernet Sauvignon Olive Hill Vineyard Estate

This wine has been consistently impressive and my rating has never deviated by more than two points. In the March, 1995 tasting, the wine was still very youthful, with almost a barrel sample-like, saturated purple color, and a big, rich, jammy, cassis nose intertwined with scents of herbs and smoky oak. Full-bodied, sweet, pure, and expansive, with well-integrated acidity and soft tannin, this large-scaled, rich wine can be drunk now, but it remains extremely young and unevolved. It will keep for another 15+ years. It is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage.