Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.7

Beautiful subtle aroma from Merlot makes it pretty. Its free spirit nose makes you feel what the wine is going to be about. Drinkable and fresh. Apparently missing weight but it doesn’t miss a bit all the way thru the tasting. The aftertaste is long and very, very pleasant after one minute. — 9 days ago

Steve S.

9.2

This is a pretty damn good fruit forward Zin. Full of lush dark red berries. — 4 months ago

Mon M

9.2

Cattail creek wine dinner. This fruit forward wine boasts bright aromas of black cherry and plum layered on the palate with red and dark berry flavors and a slightly spicy finish. Paired with smoked salt grilled pork belly. — 2 months ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.8

So elegant Montrose. It builds up an epic journey in the aftertaste. Rich and opulent as usual but with a fine touch of incredible level.
Softer extraction resulted on a fruitier, more sapid and rounder wine than usual. It feels it’s going to be approachable in its youth. — 9 days ago

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9.8

The 2005 Latour is a huge wine predestined for long-term aging. Noticeably deep in color, it has a showstopping bouquet with intense black fruit, graphite and touches of dried blood and tobacco as it considers moving into its secondary phase. But that's going to be slow coming...it's in no hurry. The palate is medium-bodied and unapologetically classic in style. I notice this bottle is a little grainy in texture, the salinity perhaps heightened as it enters adulthood. The finish has a tangible sense of tension, but it remains backward and swarthy. Immense. Tasted at Woo Cheong Tea House dinner organized by Paulo Pong. (Neal Martin, Vinous, February 2024)
— 2 months ago

Mike Obley

9.1

Impressive, but is there a bit of oxidation going on here? Impressive material — 3 months ago

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Nathan Renfro

9.5

Ripe black fruit. Expected more oak, tobacco, leather but it’s really a juicy fruited lovely fruit forward wine drinking very well right now. Soft silky mouthfeel. Tannins softened very nicely. Backbone still there, would guess has 3-5 yeqrs left. Nice long finish. Holding up very well and a joy to drink now. — 25 days ago

Kelsey Guenther

9.2

Smooth tannins, fruit forward, and very flavorful. Perfectly drinkable wine! We love it. — 2 months ago

Peter Montoleone

9.1

Very balanced and fruit forward. — 3 months ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Proper #napa #cabernetsauvignon - fruit forward, but balanced. — 4 months ago