"One of the strongest wines of the vintage, the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a worthy rival to Seavey’s gorgeous 2007. A blend of 90.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9.5% Petit Verdot, it was cropped very low and, sadly, the production is a tiny 475 cases (30-40% less than normal). The wine’s dense opaque purple color is followed by notes of volcanic ash, burning embers, camphor, blackberries, cassis and cedar. The wine reveals terrific fruit on the attack, a full-bodied mid-palate and a multilayered textural mouthfeel. Dense, rich and pure with noticeable but sweet tannins, this big, formidably endowed Cabernet Sauvignon will age gracefully for 20-25 years."

Rating: 95, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate #192, Dec. 2010

"The virtually perfect 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (85% Cabernet Sauvignon and a whopping 15% Petit Verdot) has an inky bluish/purple color, a gorgeous nose of incense, soy, truffles, scorched earth, and gobs of blackberry and cassis fruit. The tannins are gorgeously velvety and the wine very full-bodied, with terrific texture, a multi-layered mouthfeel, and a blockbuster finish with no hard edges. The good news is that there are nearly 1,000 cases of this prodigious Cabernet Sauvignon, which should prove to be a monumental, almost ageless wonder lasting 20-40 or more years."

Rating: 96+, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec. 2008

“The 2006 Seavey has soil-inflected aromas of warm stones, underbrush and dried berries, with a very ripe, almost liqueur-like aspect…then, big, chewy and deep, with a compelling sweetness to its smoke, tobacco and espresso flavors. Just juicy enough to maintain verve…there’s something sexy and exotic about this wine.” Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, #144, June 2009

“Revealing the vintage's burly, masculine, and muscular side, the 2006 Seavey Cabernet is stacked and packed with fruit, extract, and tannin. Like so many wines from Seavey, I almost feel the style is reminiscent of a great St.-Estephe such as Montrose blended with a Graves such as La Mission Haut-Brion...a powerful wine to be enjoyed over the next three decades through 2043.” Rating: 93+, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, #180, Dec. 2008

"The wine discloses an inky black/purple color, a gorgeous nose of roasted meats, blackberry and cassis, with a hint of licorice and background underbrush and oak. It is a large-scaled, rich, concentrated wine with high tannins, but fabulous purity and length. Give this wine 3–5 years of cellaring, and drink it over the next 30 years."
Rating: 95+, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec. 2007

“There are 905 cases of the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon). Full-bodied and powerful with velvety tannin, fabulous intensity, and stunning aromas of smoked herbs, charcoal embers, chocolate, creme de cassis, and minerals, it is a rich, voluptuously textured wine that admirably hides its serious tannin levels. It will unquestionably keep for two decades or more.” Rating: 94, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec. 2006

“The brilliant 2003 Cabernet boasts a dense purple color as well as a big sweet nose of scorched earth, crème de cassis, licorice, spice, and a roasted meat-like character. Full-bodied, opulent, and rich, with tremendous intensity, huge texture, exceptional balance, and sweet tannin, this stunning Cabernet will be drinkable reasonably early in life (a rarity for a Seavey), but should easily last 15–20 years.” Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec. 2005

"A superstar in the making. An impressively deep purple color is followed by a sweet nose of roasted meats, black currants, melted licorice, and chocolate. It coasts over the palate with a full-bodied style, an unctuous texture, admirable purity, and a wonderful singularity. Cassis, chocolate, licorice, and background oak combine in this structured, powerful, impressively endowed Cabernet." Rating: 94, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Feb. 2005

“A potential super-star in the making… It gets my vote as the finest wine made at this estate since the 1997 and it should have the longevity of their monumental 1991. Sadly, only 1500 cases were produced from a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. It should be called a vin de garde (a wine for aging) as it is a tightly knit, powerful, enormously endowed offering with huge tannin, monster extract and rich, intense black currant, tar, blackberries, loamy soil and licorice flavors. Closed, broodingly rich and large-scaled, this 2001 possesses nearly unlimited upside potential, but patience will be a virtue. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028.” Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, #150

"Readers looking for a Saint-Estèphe look-alike should check out this brooding, monster Cabernet Sauvignon from Bill Seavey and winemaker Philippe Melka. Tasting nearly the same as it did eight years ago, it reveals stunning, sweet chocolaty notes interwoven with notions of burning embers, loamy soil, black currants and forest floor... This blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot from the dry-farmed hillside vineyard of Bill and the late Mary Seavey is a 35-50-year wine. Only for true connoisseurs and those with patience." Rating: 94+, Robert Parker,The Wine Advocate, #195, Retrospective Review, June 2011

“Complex nose melds black raspberry, dark chocolate, licorice, roasted meat, and sexy oak notes.  Fat and sweet in the middle, with warm flavors of plum…a roasted ripeness. Finishes with horizontal, fine tannins and lovely persistence.  A very successful 2000 from Conn Valley, in which the fruit obviously ripened well.” Rating: 92, Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, June 2003

“…A powerful, strong effort for this challenging vintage, it exhibits an opaque purple color as well as a tight but promising bouquet of earth, crème de cassis, wood, forest floor, and licorice aromas. This is a big, deep, chewy atypically authoritative 2000 that will benefit from 5-6 years of cellaring, and keep for 15-20. It may be one of the longest lived Cabernets of the vintage. Kudos to Seavey for this accomplishment." Rating 91+, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec. 2003

"The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals an opaque purple color in addition to a sweet, highly-extracted bouquet of black fruits, coffee, chocolate, cedar, and plum aromas. Silky yet assertive tannin, full body, exceptional concentration and purity, and a dense, layered finish further characterize this wine. Anticipated maturity: 2005–2020." Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, Dec. 2000