2002 Chateau Montelena The Montelena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 96 points, Jeb Dunnuck 96 points, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 94 points. 2002 Shafer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Advocate 95 points. 2002 Dominus Estate Napanook Napa Valley from this lot has the following scores - The Wine Independent 100 points. This is the tasting note for 2002 Dominus Estate Napanook Napa Valley from Robert Parker - with a score of 92 points. Dominus is a large vineyard, and they have the ability to make a strict selection. Their second wine, Napanook, continues to get better and better. The 2002 Napanook (2,400 cases from a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, 11% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec) is more structured and tannic than the 2003, but also deeper colored with additional notes of plum liqueur, black currants, underbrush, cedar, and licorice. Full-bodied, rich, and powerful, this impressive effort requires 1-3 years of cellaring, and will drink well over the following 12-15 years. One of the interesting things at Dominus is that when I do my tastings they open and decant the same wines the day before, and the wines with extended aeration always reveal more complexity and sweeter tannin than the just opened bottles, a characteristic purchasers should take into consideration. Decanting several hours in advance is recommended. Kudos to the brilliant Christian Moueix for these achievements .. the most distinctive and individualist Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines of Napa Valley.