Our Cabernets are Bordeaux-like with good acidity and elegant tannins. Sometimes whent he wine is young there is a slight astrigency, part and parcel of the wine's ability to age and to stand up to rich foods. Our reds are kept in contact with the grapeskins a bit longer than other wines for better color, more flavor, and I believe more benefits to the consumers: If its good for the wine, it is good for you.