Onda Cabernet Sauvignon, Dana Estate 2010

Dana Estates is the third winery to occupy this piece of vineyard land in the heart of the famed Rutherford Bench. First farmed and developed by German viticulturalist H. W. Helms in 1883, it was purchased in 1976 by John and Diane Livingston and served as the home for Livingston Moffett winery until proprietor Hi Sang Lee bought the property in 2005. The winery was re-designed by renowned architect Howard Backen, keeping the original stone walls as its centerpiece.  Hi Sang and Howard worked carefully with winemakers Philippe Melka and Cameron Vawter to insure that the space and facilities would enable the production of consistently world class wines.

Onda is characterized by wonderful fruit purity, elegance and precision.The wine is made in the Bordeaux tradition, blending both varietals and vineyards together to create a synergy from three estate sites. 

93 points Vinous / IWC
Mocha, espresso, plums, cloves and licorice flesh out in the 2010 Onda. Rich, voluptuous an intense... The style is decidedly opulent and flashy, but all the elements are in the right place. A distinctly floral, spiced finish rounds things.

92 points Robert M. Parker Jr.
...came across as an elegant, Bordeaux-styled wine with a touch of austerity as well as noble red and black fruits intermixed with forest floor, unsmoked tobacco, and a stylish, St.-Julien-like personality...