Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

Vintage 2022 | spicyness: clove and gingerbread spices. Warm comforting taste. — 4 months ago

romo

9.1

Consistent notes. CdP lite. — 9 months ago

Doug Powers

9.3

Backward mountain fruit, but not as tannic as I’d expected, though this should easily last another 25 years, old school Cal Cabernet (13% ABV) that I long for!! — 4 years ago

with Jim

Ted

9.2

Black cherry, fresh cut herbs. Perfect for a night of spring snow 😡 — 5 years ago

with Jeni

Doggfather

9.2

Loving Bruno’s Cal-Ital style for a long time now. Best Of breed — 6 years ago

Jordi Pazo

8.9

Tasta Porrera 2019. 70% Carinyena, 15% Garnatxa, 8% Merlot, 7% Syrah. 32,00.
09.11.19 — 7 years ago

Blue Dee

9.0

This is a great wine! — 7 years ago

Jonathan Wall

9.3

14 year old Cal Pinot. Fruit in check yet a bit caramelized and brick-ish on the edges. Hearty. Big Pinot. I wanted to match it with bacon. — 4 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Structured and somewhat tannic still, still some primary fruit but I worry the tannins will outlast the fruit, impressive showing for the second wine of Laurel Glen, our good steaks are effectively cutting the tannins, very good Cal Cab!! — a year ago

with Jim

Mike Saviage

9.4

Cask J1. Dark blackish tawny color. Very much opaque. Wispy, rustic nose. Notes of charcoal, roses, mocha, cola, vanilla, and charred barrel. Seems very old to me. Is it fortified? While I'm trying to ascertain what this might be, it's revealed as old school Cal Cab. Pretty impressive stuff. — 5 years ago

Carter White

9.3

Bursting with flavor. Juicy citrus fruit, mouth watering acidity, and a salty minerality. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

One of my favorite small production wine, 300 cases. Cal Nicholson spent his youth in So. CA & after a long marketing career he hung up his spurs to follow his 2 real interests in life – surfing & wine making. Jones is the maiden name of Cal’s wife Pam. A wonderful wine. Aromas of lemon citrus with herb, stone & tropical fruits. Palate, peach, Granny Smith apple & ripe melon flavors with lively citrus zest wrapped in lbalanced acidity. Lingering finish ending with mineral citrus finish. Consistent! Nice! — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Tasted blind. Dark reddish purple color, opaque. Looks and smells rich. Notes of black berry fruit, tobacco, some cassis and a little anise. Chewy in the mouth. Powerful fruit and structure - this is still young. Easy to guess as a young Cal Cab, althought it wasn't that young. — 7 years ago

Mark S.

8.9

Deep cherry red very bright. blueberry blackberry and cherry. Clove nutmeg. Dried plum. Dried herb as well. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M+ Body M+ Finish M 15.5% Juicy. Bodegas y Viñedos de Cal Grau La Petite Agnes Priorat Red Blend 22 @1184/1480, Juj, 251220 — 6 months ago

Doug Powers

9.4

Absolutely lovely older Cal Cab, faint browning, still shows loads of structure, just a trace of a green note lurks underneath, but balanced with a long, lingering finish, great stuff!! — 3 years ago

with Jim

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.1

Malvasia, Tocai Friuli, and Chardonnay blend that has become an old and trusted friend over the past few years. The 2019 is medium gold, bit higher ABV than past vintages at 14.1, and the weight on the palate is considerable though lively and not cloying. Round, sweet, juicy fruit with notes of melon, peach, and lychee dominate, but there’s a hint of funky shroomy bottom that balances things out before the creamy, lengthy finish. I’m so happy that these Cal-Ital blends are gaining a foothold in the New World. This wine rocks with Mediterranean cuisine like lamb/chicken Kabobs with dilled herby rice and creamy hummus. Solid QPR and I’m finding that as summer finally sneaks in, I’m popping more and more white table blends. — 4 years ago

Charles Mires

9.4

Outstanding 100 % carignan. Deep and rich. — 6 years ago

Libbi Odessa

8.9

A pleasant surprise from my AirBnB hosts when I arrived in Portugal! — 6 years ago

Anthony Cammarata Jr.

9.2

Awesome. Full body cal wine!!!! — 7 years ago

with Daniel and Michael

Steve Anderson

9.2

Lovely Cal-Ital white blend, and in memory of @Alec White who originally recommend this wine to me, — 8 years ago