Slightly better than the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley was the 2013 Proprietary Red, a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, to be aged 24 months in 36% new French oak. This wine shows cedar wood, tobacco leaf, red and blackcurrants, licorice and background wood notes. It is medium to full-bodied and should drink well for at least a decade.

This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec from both the Sonoma Valley and Alexander Valley appellations, that works in its big, broad and tannic approach to ripeness and bold flavor. Plum, cranberry and currant provide fruit as black olive plays on the back of the palate.

Offers a rough-hewn structure, with chunky, gravelly tannins framing an herb-driven core of dusty cedar, fresh earth and tobacco leaf notes. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec. Best from 2018 through 2027.