Jeff Orlowski

9.0

Full, dry, soft. Lots of black fruit and red fruit over some oak. — 17 days ago

with Michael and Joe

Kate Sidoti

10

Had a 2017 tonight with the in-laws with a delicious sous vide ribeye, delicata squash, and asparagus. Delightful, beautiful. Peppery, soft....amazing. Angelos Vineyard. — 8 months ago

with Ryan

Jeff Orlowski

9.3

Three hour decant. Opened up nicely after starting very tart. Moderate (medium to full) body. Mildly dry. Plums, raisins. May be a bit past its prime but a fun experience drinking this 22 year-old beauty. — a year ago

with Michael and Joe

Tobin Trevarthen

9.5

Regusci top shelf offering. A distinctive Cab from estate blocks that are among the best in Stags Leap. — 2 months ago

Steve Bridge

9.2

Merry Christmas! — 6 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I kid you not, Charles Hendricks is likely the most underrated & under known Winemaker in Napa Valley.

If you have not had his wines, you are missing out on great wines & relative real value for Napa. He makes his own private higher end label-Hendricks, Hope & Grace and midway through the 14 vintage for; James Cole, Regusci & T-Vine.

There are few Winemakers that can make wines that drink well young & some that will age two decades plus stored correctly.

This Santa Lucia Doctor’s Vineyard is really good but, his private label Hendricks Pinot from Santa Lucia is off the charts. His 2008 Hendricks Pinot Noir is the highest rating I have ever given a Ca Pinot Noir, 98.

The 13 Doctor’s Vineyard is better than his 12 & is still a little early right now. It will improve over the next 5 years & hold there a couple of years before its gentle decline.

The nose reveals, ripe, well extracted & slightly baked; blackberries, stewed, deep, dark, black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry pomegranate & cranberries with shades of blueberries. Dark spices, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, touch of savory meats, anise to black licorice, black tea, wet clay, steeped black tea, touch of herbs dominated with Rosemary, rich, black, earth, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, fresh tobacco, leather notes, volcanic minerals, limestone with bright, fresh & withering florals that are; dark, red, purple, blue mixed in violets and lavender.

The body is full, rich, lush and gorgeous. The structure, tension, length and balance are just hitting their good phase. It is simply a beautiful & complex Pinot Noir. Nicely extracted & slightly baked; blackberries, stewed, deep, dark, black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry pomegranate & cranberries with more blueberries than the nose. Dark spices that bring palate heat, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick & vanilla, touch of savory meats, peppery notes, anise to black licorice, black tea, wet clay, steeped black tea, touch of herbs dominated with Rosemary, rich, black, earth, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, fresh tobacco, leather notes, volcanic minerals, limestone with bright, fresh & withering florals that are; dark, red, purple, blue mixed in violets and lavender. The acidity is very good & excellent at containing the slightly higher ABV. The long, complex finish is, well balanced fruit & earth, polished and will persist until dawn.

Photos of; Their Doctor’s Vineyard, one of my favorite paintings that used to hang behind the bar in their tasting room & now hangs in Charles’ house (it reminds me of a Jackson Pollock), Winemaker-Charles Hendricks and the front of their tasting room in downtown Yountville.
— a year ago

Bryan Vogt

9.0

The nose was more like a Pinot but had e Zin finish. — 3 months ago

Martin Sher

9.5

Fantastic cab - the top of the heap from Regusci, though I still prefer the 1932. — 5 months ago

Steve S.

9.1

2017 is 100% cab. Soft pepper and black currant o the nose. More currants, dark berries and warm spices finish off a good wine. Noted that when drank with a curry the spice finish is massively and positively enhanced versus non spicy food. — a year ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.6

Early drinking for a TRB wine, out of a mag to boot. Very good reco from @David T, thanks👍🏼 — 2 years ago