Hailey Gilmore

9.1

Solid - would absolutely keep as a go to — 4 months ago

Tony Altobelli

8.9

Lauren and I both really liked this one — 2 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.2

Nice vintage. Dark berry fruit with vanilla notes. One my go to red blends — 3 years ago

Josh Eichorn

9.6

The plush and delicious Secret Clone. Aging beautifully. No loss anywhere. Deep red/black fruit. Oak showing through right now. Much more left in the tank. A truly fine Napa wine. — 4 years ago

Jessica Knickerbocker

9.0

Very nice drink. Lingers in the mouth nicely with a smooth feel. — 6 months ago

Steve Gerths

9.1

Eat with pizza. Strawberry/cherry with vanilla baking spice — 3 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.1

Raspberry and cherry compote, baking spice, and blueberry pie. Great vintage — 3 years ago

Josh Eichorn

9.9

A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — a year ago

Jan G

9.1

Delightful for summer. Strawberry and cherry aromas. With Louise — 3 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Great red soft fruit flavor with solid tannins but not overwhelming. — 4 years ago