Des Adams

10

Paid $10 at Hy-Vee since it was in the wrong basket — 7 months ago

Michael

9.1

Needs at least 5 years but already showing signs of how fantastic it will be — 2 years ago

Josh Eichorn

9.9

A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — 2 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Great red soft fruit flavor with solid tannins but not overwhelming. — 5 years ago

Maciej Kurka

9.3

Wholly smokes. Magnum! — 7 years ago

Justin Wade

9.1

Similar to a Sauv Blanc, but without the tart note at the end. A great summer wine! — 8 years ago

Christy

10

Assists one — a year ago

Josh Armenta

9.3

Great wine single verity, needs a steak. Fresh juice with plenty of lively acid. Fresh and yummy. — a year ago

David Peifer

8.9

Crisp refreshing white. A hint of sweetness but nice easy drinking. — 3 years ago

Trevor

9.3

What a good combo! Wish I had a cigar to smoke with it. — 4 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.5

A fruit bomb-black cherry and raspberry jam, white pepper, and toffee. Like candy in a bottle! — 6 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.0

Lemon, mandarin, and vanilla. 2016 is a wonderful vintage — 7 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Interesting hue difference between bottle and glass; amateur anthocyanin fans, take note. Light salmon pink hue with red overtones. Funky-sulfur aroma initially. No varietal info on label, but website reveals blend of 50% Pinot noir, 25% Syrah, 25% Zinfandel, and 3000 cases made. Grapefruit, paraffin and cranberry flavors, with some strawberry and creaminess in there. Dominant strawberry over time. Dry to bone dry. Slight skin astringency, but mouthfeel is otherwise thin. Not much reviewed here, but I like it. An excellent flavor and tannin backbone for a rose. Not as rounded mouthfeel as most roses, which differentiates it positively in my book. Crisp enough for food, barely, but for sipping or an aperitif, color me a solid fan. Hail Lodi! — 8 years ago

Angelo Casagrande

9.0

Light, nice cherry and a bit of smokiness. Get a tad of the alcohol on the finish. Went so well with my sausage based dish. But this could be a great sipper with some garden tomatoes, prosciutto and cheese. — a year ago

Mark Mannebach

9.1

2010 vintage has really mellowed out with soft tannins and red fruit still present — 2 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.1

Eat with pizza. Strawberry/cherry with vanilla baking spice — 4 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.0

Currant, plum up front with smooth finish — 5 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.7

2010 PureCru, Secret 7, from Mitch Cosentino after selling his winery. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14.9% Alcohol. This wine is amazing now. — 7 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.5

My go to Club Pinot Noir. This is from Napa, not Sonoma. Complex, well balanced per label — 8 years ago

Jason McLaren

9.2

Solid tropical. — 8 years ago