title: R & B Cellars 1997 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
description: Impressive and elegant, this one leans American with its R & B name and packaging, but is rather French in profile. The black-cherry fruit is offset by a lead-pencil element reminiscent of some top Bordeaux chateaus. Angular and fairly crisp, it shows coffee accents and a fairly long finish. If it adds some weight with age, it will drink above the present rating.
variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
designation: Reserve