ROBERT PARKER REVIEW 97 POINTS: 
The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon - Grand Vin State Lane Vineyard is a 650-case blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. A candidate for “wine of the vintage,” it boasts an extraordinary perfume of lead pencil shavings, plums, licorice, black currants, and white chocolate as well as a firm, Bordeaux-like structure, good purity, and incredibly sweet fruit. It will benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age, and last for 20-25 years. Those consumers who complain about high alcohol in California Cabernets should realize that this offering possesses less than 14% alcohol. 


ABOUT KAPCSANDY FAMILY WINERY: 
The historic State Lane Vineyard, in the heart of the Napa Valley was first leased by Beringer Estates in 1972 from the McClaskey Family. In 1979, Beringer Estates began bottling the State Lane Cabernet Sauvignon as a
single vineyard designated wine. The remaining grapes were used to launch the now famous Beringer Estates Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon program. The Kapcsandys purchased the property in May, 2000 and in In 2001, they
teamed up with legendary winemaker Helen Turley and her viticulturist husband John Wetlaufer. The first two vintages of wines the 2003 and 2004 were produced by Helen Turley. Currently the wines are produced by Denis
Malbec who not only born at Chateau Latour but also it's head winemaker.