Big Basin Vineyards

Rattlesnake Rock Syrah 2015

9.4

2018 vintage was served at a party. Loved it. Very smooth. No aftertaste. Very drinkable with meals. Berries. Deep purple color. Wonderful aromas. — a month ago

Bodegas El Nido

Clio Jumilla Monastrell-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Tom Jenkins

9.2

Spanish wine with steak? YES! Big dark fruit, soft, jammy, super smooth and tasty — 4 months ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

Jonathan Wall

9.6

Perfect. Cork was perfect. Color perfect. Elegant. Long. Beautiful. 30 years! Happy New Year! — 5 months ago

Bob, ESF and 7 others liked this

Big Table Farm

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Maggie Nation

9.5

Birthday wine with Jon at cafe Juanita. Definitely look for again. — a month ago

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Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2015

Nagib Nasr

9.2

Incredible. Robert Parker style big style. — 3 months ago

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1998

Mark Rosse

9.4

Fantastic and a great cork too! — 4 months ago

Joe and Ira liked this

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Adam Kincaid

9.0

Drinking a 3L from 2013 in late ‘24. Love the big format bottles and aging potential. This could go a lot longer I think but is also fine to drink now.

Standard Caymus flavors and aromas that made the brand known. Dark inky crimson color. Blueberries and blackberry fruit mixed with vanilla alongside the tell-tale signs of wet band-aid. Great tannins, medium-to-big acidity, good long finish. Really nice. — 5 months ago

with Jillian

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2001

GaryWEdwards

9.5

Big lush, dark fruit that has not reached its peak window yet. But she ain’t far away. I was able to obtain a vertical of 01,02,03,& 04. My first foray into that vertical. No rush on this one but very impressed. Leather, pepper, if not cigar leaf here . Suffice it to say, there is a lot going on here and my lack of Cali knowledge has new intrigue — 2 months ago

Vino, Andrew and 5 others liked this

Austin Hope

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Scott Koles

9.4

Big, bold, balanced, beautiful wine — 4 months ago

Ted, Andrew and 1 other liked this

Spottswoode

Family Estate Grown St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon 2002

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2002 vintage. Nice fill, good cork. Decanted with a respectable amount of powdery sed. Smelled great during decanting. Tasted 1.5 hours after opening/decanting. Expected light body with delicate tendrils. Medium body with a light palate footprint. Holy shazzbaat. This was absolutely firing. Like top of the pops, straight up to number one. Exceptional knitting and in a perfect spot now. Go all the way back to the inaugural 1982 vintage with this winery’s cabernet…thought my all-time fave was the 1991 altho the 1986 and 1987 were special. The 2020, picked early, thus avoiding the fires, is phenomenal as well. This was on another level and have had approx 150 bottles of Spottswoode Cab in the last three + decades. It was probably the best out of all of them. Difficult to imagine Napa Cab better than this. Power and finesse on display. Not improving but can hold this intensity for another 4-5 years. 12.24.24. — 5 months ago

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Big Cork Vineyards