This bottle is a strong argument for why Columbia Valley should replace Napa on steak house wine lists. This Bordeaux blend (Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot) has the massive oak-and-smooth hugeness that lovers of Opus One dream about at night. Want a wine description? Think alpha blueberries in a vat of chocolate crushed under an avalanche of giant stones and wild herbs.
