Caymus Vineyards
Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
We had the 2004 Vintage on 12/25/19. Merry Christmas! Just a fantastic wine. A lovely bouquet of dark fruit and anise. Blackberry, blueberry and kirsch on the palate. Smooth finish to this full bodied wine. Give me more. — a month ago
Dominique Laurent
Les Boudots Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2009
We had this on 12/12/19. Raspberry strawberry mushroom earthy. Smooth almost velvety. Very good. This is the Numero 1; Vielle Vignes — a month ago
Saint Gregory
Pinot Noir 2014
We had the 2014 Vintage on 1/3/20. Tastes and bouquet of dark cherries and green pepper. Nice mouth feel. A fair wine that is appropriately priced. — 21 days ago
Fleury Estate Winery
BDX Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
We had the 2010 Vintage on 12/28/19. Dark purple in color. Black fruit and anise on the bouquet. Blackberry, plum and chocolate on the palate. The finish was long and smooth. The tannins smoothed out over an hour. A real good Napa red. — a month ago
Carlton Hill
Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir 2009
We had the 2009 Vintage on 12/21-22/19. The palate had tart cherry, pomegranate and orange peel. Fine tannin, a little acidic. A light to medium bodied wine. A good, but not great Oregonian Pinot. — a month ago
Ramey Wine Cellars
Claret Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013
The first wine of the new year and decade. An easy drinking fruit forward wine. Tastes of blackberry, blueberry, plum and spice. Smooth finish and the tannins are smoothed out. — 23 days ago
Rochioli
Estate Grown Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2014
Simply a great Pinot. Tastes of raspberry, pomegranate and orange. Beautiful balanced. Smooth mouth feel. Would want more — a month ago
Marchesi Antinori
Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2010
We had the 2010 Vintage On 12/24/19. There were tastes of blackberry, plum, graphite and some leather. Well balanced, smooth finish. Needed an hour of aeration to help smooth out the tannins. A real good wine. — a month ago
Jordan Vineyard & Winery
Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
We had the 2010 Vintage On 11/23-24/19. Dark fruit and tobacco on the bouquet and this is good. Blackberry and cassis on the palate. The tannins smoothed out with decanting. A little spice on the finish of this full bodied wine. — 2 months ago
Marc Melser
We had the 2017 Vintage on 1/33-24/20. I am increasing consumption of Santa Barbara wines as we are headed there in a few months. I hope there are better wines than this. Clove on the bouquet. Dark fruit and pepper on the palate. Short finish. — a day ago