Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1997

9.3

Decant for sediment (lots of chunky/fine sediment) and pour. A stunning medium ruby red color with little signs of aging. On the nose: big inviting notes of dark fruit/currants, worn leather, herbaceous, smoked meat, funky earth, menthol. Taste: silky, evolved, expressive structure with brambly plum, currants, old leather, dark chocolate, graphite, and a black raspberry-iron-dried herb long finish. YUM! It's what's you want in an aged Napa cab, and glad to have just acquired 3 more bottles. — 11 days ago

with Brenda

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Tom Casagrande

Another tip: I keep a bottle in the fridge to pour decanted sediment dregs into, and use it (except for the muddy bottom part) for cooking. That way my coq au vin or daube is braising in really good stuff from my cellar!

Tom Garland

x Tom C, good notes. Thanks for the tips. Cheers!

Tom Garland

x x I find the sediments can be bitter and usually try to remove them so they don't impact the wine. Hate them all over the side of the glass. Cheers!

Château de Beaucastel

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhône Blend 1998

Mark Rosse

9.4

Fantastic and a great cork too! — 5 months ago

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Big Basin Vineyards

Rattlesnake Rock Syrah 2015

Stephen F Laga MD

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. — 2 months ago

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2015

Nagib Nasr

9.2

Incredible. Robert Parker style big style. — 4 months 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

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Big Table Farm

Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Maggie Nation

9.5

Birthday wine with Jon at cafe Juanita. Definitely look for again. — 2 months ago

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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 — 3 months ago

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Austin Hope

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Scott Koles

9.4

Big, bold, balanced, beautiful wine — 5 months ago

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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