Grahm has never had trouble expressing himself. He has spent almost 20 years trying to match the perfect grape with the perfect vineyard, and he believes in the finesse that only comes with aging. Not only is it a mere blip on the true connoisseur's screen, it represents for Grahm absolutely no improvement over the dreaded merlot. You make one decent bottle. You do one thing right.
Fruit is the liaison with foods.
But once you've got 14 to 15 percent alcohol, the wines have lost their fruit. You've lost that liaison with foods. There you have it. Grahm is currently working on the 1999 vintage, which will include a bottling of Cardinal Zin. We don't need more wines.