Chad Puckett

9.0

Very easy sipper. Not overwhelming on the sweetness. But not overly dry either.  — 10 days ago

Bob Rodgers

9.7

Dark purple; a tight nose leads to woodsy, cedar box and slight smoke. Full tannins give way to dark brambly fruits like blackberries and currants. It lingers as a fine wine should. A gem from Kenwood. 2005 a fine vintage. — 9 months ago

André Backman

9.2

För sena kvällar då man talar om framtiden. — 4 years ago

Roman Ochocki

9.0

A cherry and plum, tobacco, mocha and vanilla. Very good, rich and tannic. — a month ago

Brian Boulden

9.1

Nice very nice but is it worth double Bullet or Makers Mark. Every one should try at least once in their lifetime though — 7 months ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Good. Hard to get this type of beer made well. This is not woodsy or muddled in grain. Good, rich, balanced. — 2 years ago

Andy Hock

9.1

Leather, prune, spice. Light body and mild tannin. 2000 drinking well in 2020. Elegant — 4 years ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.2

Jack London’s hearty legacy. Fine Zinfandel. — 3 months ago

Udi Shaham

9.2

Great wine, lovely passion fruit notes — 4 months ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Bruce Phillips and his wife were pouring their 2021. Talked w/ him at length. Very nice couple.

The 2021 showed well young with room for improving with 10-25 years in bottle and beyond. It showed some evolution, wasn’t all primary. Elegant, very well balanced with excellent structure and finish. Drink 2033-45 properly stored.

The general Napa consensus on 2022 vintage will be a story of did you pick before or after the 6 days of extreme heat during the harvest window. One producer told me his would add 5% of 2023 to some of his 2022’s, which is allowed. He mentioned that he was going to add 15%. But, I think he just misspoke? Get ready for an amazing 2023 vintage from Napa. It was a cooler, not hot-hot, which was a near perfect growing season for long slow even ripening. Some say a vintage of a lifetime and others would only say exceptional.

The Saturday-Sunday Pavilion tasting at Pebble Beach Food & Wine is an excellent four hours to taste a lot wine, taste curated dishes from chefs from all over the country and meet the people behind the bottle. These short ribs were one of the top two or three things I tasted at the Pavilion Saturday. — 9 months ago