Kumeu River

Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2019

9.3

This is the 2019 Hunting Hill, same vintage as the recently tasted Kumeu River Coddington. The Coddington remains the more opulent of the Kumeu cuvées. A mouth watering salinity. In this one. As Bob Campbell MW said, this is a Burgundian style (lacking the stone fruit of the Coddington). Although several previous vintages of Mates Vineyard have proved, at least to my palate, that it is the premium Cuvée. — 23 days ago

Somm, Andrew and 18 others liked this

Doug Powers

@Bob McDonald, and this note looks like it posted without issue?? Maddening, hang in there!!

Soter Vineyards

Mineral Springs Brut Rosé Blend

Jason Keefer

9.3

Beautifully pink! Strawberry pastries with vanilla! Bubbles so tiny! — 2 months ago

with Natasha

John and Ryan liked this

Chalk Hill

Estate Red Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2021

Ming L

9.0

Drinking alongside the Sliver, the ‘21 Chalk Hill comes across as richer and more extracted, offering dense layers of blackcurrant, blackberry paste, dark chocolate, and roasted herbs. The palate is deep and mouth-coating, showing ample oak sweetness and firm tannins, but the concentration slightly outweighs its sense of balance. Power and ripeness dominate, giving a bold, muscular Bordeaux style expression. — 3 months ago

Tom and Bob liked this

Stony Hill

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023

Ed Chin

9.0

Refreshing and good mouthfeel, it was lacking in depth, length and on the simple side. — 9 days ago

Scott@Mister, Hermes and 3 others liked this

B.R. Cohn

Olive Hill Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

DelectableWino

9.1

Great wine. Elegant dark fruits. Rich. — a month ago

Philip Togni Vineyard

Tanbark Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

AEL

9.0

Tight, structured, took over an hour to really open up. Crushed raspberries, balsamic. — 3 months ago

Cakebread Cellars

Vine Hill Ranch Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Gage Orion

9.2

Cherry, vanilla, black berry.. on sweeter end of a cab. I know there are finer wines out there, but cake bread has consistently been some of my favorite wine for years now. I always look forward to a package when it arrives! — 3 months ago

Dave and Paul liked this

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Paul J

9.7

WOTN! Bested the 2018 Schrader. — 3 days ago

Tom, Jan and 2 others liked this

Chappellet

Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Brian S

9.5

Big bold and delicious — a month ago

Brian, Andrew and 10 others liked this

J. Rochioli

Little Hill Pinot Noir 2018

Marc Melser

9.2

We had a vertical tasting of 2018 and 2020 Little Hill Single Vineyard PN. Both have similar bouquets and palates. Black cherry and minerality. 2020 is a little more floral. 2018 has a more darker tone; and that is good. Both have nice mouthfeels with smoothed out tannins. 2018 is a little more velvety. Both very good. It seems these PN need more time in the bottle — 2 months ago

Carlton Hill