"El Principal comes from the estate's oldest vines, planted in 1993. It's cabernet sauvignon (90 percent) blended with petit verdot and syrah, opulent and richly saturated. While the initial impression is all berries, plums and chocolate-covered cherries, the structure emerges with air, revealing a cool savor to the tannins, zesty, firm and built to age."
- Wine & Spirits Magazine (June 2019), 92 pts

"El Principal comes from the estate's oldest vines, planted in 1993. It's cabernet sauvignon (90 percent) blended with petit verdot and syrah, opulent and richly saturated. While the initial impression is all berries, plums and chocolate-covered cherries, the structure emerges with air, revealing a cool savor to the tannins, zesty, firm and built to age."