Carmel

Galante Vineyards

Blackjack Pasture Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.

Complex nose of red and black fruits with wood, earth, vegetables, dark coffee, light mildew, spices, tobacco leaf and light forest floor.

Medium bodied with medium plus acidity.

Dry on the palate with black currants, plums, cherries, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, licorice and black pepper.

Tangy finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This 32 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Carmel Valley is still drinking beautifully, but not at its peak anymore.

Still showing enough fruits for the acidity, tangy and interesting. Complex and very entertaining.

It's always a great experience to drink these kind of aged wines.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from a Single Vineyard. Unfiltered and unfined.

12.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$375.
— 11 days ago

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Mail Road

Mt. Carmel Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

N: cherry flower. Elite. Pink roses.

P: sweet cherry fruit. Grippy tannins. Hint of licorice.

Grapevine 96
— 4 months ago

Folktale Winery

Sparkling Rosé Blend

Coming over to rose — 9 months ago

Galante Vineyards

Almond Flat Pinot Noir 2013

Inky garnet in the glass. Smoky bing cherry, clove and baking spices on the nose. Silky on the palate with vanilla and ripe raspberry, very fine tannins. Perfect pairing with Salmon in a Honey, Soy, Garlic and Dijon glaze! — 5 years ago

Maître de Chai

Massa Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Like an old friend.....a safe harbor in stormy waters.....just what I needed to turn to the evening before Thanksgiving. — 6 years ago

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Durney

Durney Vineyards Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon 1991

Alex Lallos
9.3

Absolutely fabulous 29 year old cab from Carmel valley’s oldest Cabernet vineyard planted at 1500’ in 1968.
Almost Bordeaux like with some California weight. Beautiful dark mahogany. Still has some primary fruit (dusty dark cherry) complimented by notes of tobacco, Cedar and subtle dill. Well made and still has a lot of life. I love these old durney wines.
— 6 years ago

Tom, David and 7 others liked this

Jezreel Valley Winery

Adumim Red Blend 2020

a Blend of Syrah, Carignan and Argaman. a little jammy. — a month ago

Dave, Joel and 1 other liked this

Sandhi Wines

Mt. Carmel Chardonnay 2013

Caramel, butterscotch, burnt sugar, faint lychee/ripe apple, slight flint on the nose.

Tasted this at Sandhi’s tasting room in Lompoc and fell in love with this taut, flinty, mineral pracific sea breeze driven chard.

Acid remains racy and a pleasurable line of intensity on the palate. Fruit notes of green apple and the freshness of blades of grass are now subtly, beautifully fading into an after-the-rain-like petrichor that is lovely.

A flintiness handshakes a butteriness in terms of front texture and finish, lingering for a while. Secondary and tertiary notes of age are alive and brimming. Almondy.

Good. Great. Some more please.
— 3 months ago

romo, Dawn and 1 other liked this

Carmel Road

Monterey County Chardonnay

Fruity and straightforward with a delicious bright finish. Better than expected. — 9 months ago

Albatross Ridge

Cuvée Vivienne Estate Pinot Noir 2015

Tons of flavors, long full bodied finish. One of our favorites — 5 years ago

Silvestri Vineyards

Carmel Valley Estate Pinot Noir 2017

Medium bodied, fruit forward, smooth bottle. Nice cheese accompaniment. The winery of the film composer! — 6 years ago

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Galante Vineyards

Viognier 2018

Petroleum, honeysuckle, yellow cake, and lavender nose. On the palate more petrol, peach nectar, honey, ruby red grapefruit, gunpowder, white pepper, with a powerful petrol after nose. I might have called this a quality german trocken Riesling in a blind test. This is a fabulous Viognier in the french style. — 6 years ago

Susan Cahoon
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Carmel Winery

Admon Vineyard Malbec 2015

2015 vintage. Smooth and round. Earthy grass nose. Full body, fruity on the palate, some acidity. — 6 years ago

Bernardus Winery

Marinus Carmel Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

4/2026. This 2014 has aged well. Nice on the palate and a nice finish. Full flavor medium plus body. — 2 months ago

Ted and Dave liked this

Mail Road

Mt. Carmel Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

N: insane. Oak is gone. Complex. Lime.

P: mineral. Very chassagne puligny. So elegant. Integrated tartness. Long. Delicious.

Grapevine 83
— 4 months ago

Carmel Road

California Cabernet Sauvignon

Thats really good. Long finish and smooth. Rachael likes it — 8 months ago

Dadah Winery

Malbec-Barbera 2021

A rich blend of Malbec and Barbera. Balanced, mouth filling, tasty. — 2 years ago

Albatross Ridge

Estate Reserve Pinot Noir

2013, dad gives it a 7.5 — 5 years ago

Sandhi Wines

Mt. Carmel Pinot Noir 2014

Wowee! Fab with maitake mushroom soba. Needs to breathe a bit as the finish is a little Bretty upon open but it blows off. — 6 years ago

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Carmel Winery

Appellation Galilee Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

My first wine from Israel. The low ratings on delectable surprised me. Maybe people are too used to big bold Napa fruit bombs. This cab is constrained, almost medium bodied, austere, but delicious. This wine screams for food, sort of like a Nebbiolo. — 6 years ago