Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Founded in 1979 by John Shafer, went from riding trains in Chicago to riding a TD-9 tractor in Napa. Blend of 58% Merlot, 26% Cab Sauv & 16% Malbec, aged for 20 mos French oak, despite 15.3% ABV, it’s well balanced. Deep Ruby, beautiful berry fruit aromas, notes of herbs, toasty oak & spice. On the palate flavors of cherry & jammy blackberry with notes of cacao, baking spice & sweet herbs. Fine smooth tannins, long finish ending with fruit & tobacco notes. Great now, will also age for a few years. Nice! — 3 years ago

Sarah Yu

9.0

Minerally and a fine choice with dinner. Had at mill house in Maui — 6 years ago

Kevin Fefferman

9.1

Tasty WA blend 41 Syrah, 26 cab, 19 Malbec, 8 cab franc, 6 merlot — 11 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

It’s time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here's a great Napa Cabernet.

Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Pronounced nose of red cherries, vanilla, blueberries, light oak, dust, tobacco, light vegetables, graphites, alcohol, spices, herbs, leather, earth and black pepper.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with cherries, sweet raspberries, tobacco, cloves, vanilla, wood, earth, leather, coke, tobacco leaf, bitter vegetables, herbs and black pepper.

Medium on the finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a very nice Cabernet based Bordeaux blend. Showing nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel. A wine that keeps changing as it opens up, which is always enjoyable.

Feels more like a new world bold Pinot Noir. Very unique.

Good by itself or with food. Still young and needs another 5 years to mature. Has good potential to be a 92+ point wine.

Needs 90 minutes to open up properly and show some tannins. After 2.5 hours, it changes again, and the new world Cabernet shows up. Definitely still young. I've had the 2013 not too long ago and loved it.

I paired it with Brie cheese and roasted almonds.

A blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon 3% Petit verdot, 3% Malbec and 1% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 26 months in French Oak barrels.

14.8% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$90. — 5 years ago

Mark Schwarzmann

9.0

Drank 3/26/16 with pan fried John Dory, it was outstanding from the first sip to the last. — 8 years ago

Chelsea E

9.0

54% Malbec 46% Cab Franc. Yummy. Big red with strong tannins and fruity flavor. At John and Glenda’s for John’s birthday. $26 at Fred Meyer — 5 years ago

Shan T

9.0

Tasted on October 26, 2018 — 6 years ago

Mark Kardonsky

8.9

With John an Ro 4-26-15 — 9 years ago