"Year's Best Cabernet Sauvignons...106 rated 90 or better." Just 13 Cabernet-based Blends were rated and our 2005 Checkmate ranked 4th overall!
90 - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - Dec. 2008
"Another top-notch effort...This inky/purple-colored offering exhibits notes of tobacco leaf, chocolate, spice box, black currants, and toasty oak. It can be enjoyed over the next decade."