Anakota Wines
The Helena Dakota Vineyard 2003 vintage is a very dark to opaque ruby in color opening with aromas of powerful, fresh, ripe blackberries, plums, raspberries, and cassis with hints of tobacco, vanilla, violets and dark soil. On the palate the wine is full bodied and concentrated with notes of dark cherry, plums, anise, coffee and a distinct minerality. This is a textured wine with great vitality, embedded tannins and a long finish which bodes well for extended aging.
Wine Advocate
Aged in 100% new French oak, the dense saturated purple-colored 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Helena Dakota offers up beautiful scents of flowers, blackberries, blueberries, charcoal, hot rocks, and smoky new oak. Rich, full-bodied, and tannic, this impressive effort possesses a Bordeaux-like elegance and complexity. It represents a combination of North Coast Cabernet with Bordeaux freshness and elegance. Give it 2-3 more years of bottle age, and enjoy it over the following 10-15 years. Score: 93 - Robert Parker, December 2005.
