Charlie Tapp

9.4

Remarkably vibrant for a tough vintage. Black fruit, tobacco and violets. Hot and heady at SIXTEEN % ABV. — 20 days ago

Tom Garland

9.2

+1 hour decant(lots of chunky/fine sediment). A prodigious inky dark purplish garnet color. On the nose: dark cherry, blackberry, wet forest floor, leather, vanilla, herbaceous. Taste: silky smooth, concentrated, juicy wine with dark cherry, tobacco, cedar, graphite, and a dried herb-chocolate espresso medium finish. YUM! — 2 months ago

with Brenda

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

I compare the Heitz Napa to the Joseph Phelps Napa in many ways. I believe the Phelps is slightly less vintage dependent than Heitz. But, this 07 like the vintage in Napa, sensational.

This 2007 is peaking. Perfectly ripe & juicy; brambly blackberries, creamy black raspberries, black plum, dark cherries/kirsch, blueberries come on late and poached strawberries on the edges. The tannins are still dark and tarry. Rich, sweet, dark soils, mid & dark berry cola, anise, steeped black tea, dry tobacco, used leather, cedar/sandalwood, clove, nutmeg, some cinnamon & vanillin, moist, grey volcanic clay, dry crushed rocks, limestone, mid spice, hints of grilled meat, some fresh/dry herds, a tad of eucalyptus, stewy/tumble weed, fresh & withering dark, red, blue florals framed in violets, excellent round acidity, the scope of the finishes encompasses; balance for days, nice structure & tensioned, elegant, polished and lasts two minutes.

Photos all taken around their tasting room on Hwy 29 when their tasting was still the last free tasting in Napa. Still not over the family selling to a corporation that has no wine experience. — 3 months ago

Tom Garland

9.2

Pop and pour. A majestic pale straw color. On the nose: jumping from the glass are pear, honey, hay, honeydew melon. Taste: creamy, rich wine with lemon, apricot, saline, grapefruit, and a medium minerally/green apple finish. YUM! — a month ago

with Brenda

Paul J

9.3

Magnum. PnP. Nice with solid fruit and great depth. Nothing that blew me away but wouldn’t turn down a glass.

Finished days later and was better, upgrading to 9.5. — 2 months ago

with Brooke

Stefan Dolhain

9.3

2020 vintage. A single 20 hectares vineyard within the Léoville-Poyferré estate. The name was used for the second wine Léoville-Poyferré, but it became a Saint-Julien in its own right in 2009. The 20 hectares vineyard is planted with an unusually high percentage of Petit Verdot. This 2020 is a blend of 48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and 23% Petit Verdot. — 9 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

Classic notes of left bank Bordeaux. 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Initially a sweet palate but after a few hours, restrained, balanced and a little dusty and herbaceous. Very fine tannins - totally resolved and seamless. A classy wine - the 2nd wine of a leading First Growth from a good vintage. — 7 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.2

Right in the sweet spot - drink up if you have it. — 2 months ago

Paul J

9.4

PnP. Dark red color with subtle brownish rims. Awesome nose with dust and minerality. Dark fruit on the palate with some cedar and earth. Medium depth and medium minus finish. — 5 months ago

with Brooke

Willem Booij

9.4

You can wake me up for this wine, 29 years old and still very much alive. A nose so good that I can snif it for hours. Love it! — 10 months ago