The 2007s are stunning offerings with the exception of the 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Revilo Vineyard, which comes across as tannic, monolithic, closed, and one-dimensional.
Carter Cellars is a relatively new operation (it began in the late 1990s) run by Mark Carter and Nils Venge. The wines are made at Venge’s Saddleback Cellars in Oakville with some assistance from Fred Schrader. They have some interesting vineyard sources, including the Beckstoffer To-Kalon Vineyard in Oakville, the Truchard Vineyard in Carneros, the Revilo Vineyard in St. Helena, and the Coliseum Block in Soda Canyon.
Tel. (707) 445-0311; Fax (707) 444-8067