David Kline

9.5

Medium viscosity; dark, glass-painter. Warm cherries in black and deep red with brownie and tiramisu notes. Nano star anise, black pepper, and tea. These on the nose. Sublime mouthfeel showcases the blackberry, black currant, boysenberry, coffe and sweet tobacco notes that rotate into a persistent resonance.

#outpost #howellmountain #napa #cabernet #cab #cabernetsauvignon #cawine #mountainfruit — 19 days ago

with Courtney

ESF

9.3

Opened up a few ho-hum bottles and really wanted something that popped and would complement my smoked ribs: this did the trick, see previous note. So dense so generous so polished - just textbook Zin — 9 days ago

James Scurlock

9.0

Peppery Malbec that wasn’t as strong as most. Went well with stew. — 2 days ago

Matt Konopka

9.1

Our favorite Napa Cab- big, elegant. Lots of jammy fruit. Cedar & tobacco in nose. Merry Christmas! — a month ago

Mark

9.3

Really interesting Pinot. This wine is very young and should age very well. Deep ruby color lots of fruit and a lot more tannins. When I opened the bottle the tannins were over bearing and had a grassy aftertaste. When I tasted the same bottle the next day it was FAR more balanced. The fruit was still great but the tannins were much softer and well balanced. This wine can hold up to more cellar time but if I had decanted it would have been better. While this wine was pretty pricey ($100), I think it is worth it! — 20 days ago

Paul J

9.7

Great wines for Family Christmas and New Year’s Eve!! No formal notes but rated appropriately. — 21 days ago

with Brooke

Lindsay joly

9.4

Fantastic. Enjoyed our last bottle of a case of 2013 on Christmas Eve. Sad it's gone. — 23 days ago

Vanessa

9.2

So delish! Beautiful and holding strong with notes of blackberry, black currant, clove, star anise, licorice, dried orange peel, black olive, potpourri, tobacco, leather, earth, cured meat, pencil shavings, graphite, spice box, forest floor. Complex and balanced with a long, elegant finish. — 21 days ago

with Deked1

Patrick Litle

9.2

Excellent, rich, slightly oakey — 11 days ago

Lawrence Bernstein

8.9

12/24 beautiful car. 2011. $45. It was 100 % cab. Blended from various Vineyard lots. It stayed in the caravan for seven days and softened into a very well balanced California cab hi marks 89. — a month ago