Hill Smith Estate
St Innocent Winery
Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
B.R. Cohn
Olive Hill Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Great wine. Elegant dark fruits. Rich. — 2 months ago
J. Rochioli
Little Hill Pinot Noir 2018
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 — 3 months ago
Stony Hill
Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023
Refreshing and good mouthfeel, it was lacking in depth, length and on the simple side. — a month ago
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
Handsome #pessacléognan; 2nd wine from this famous producer. Took a good bit to open up. #bordeaux — 5 months ago
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Grand Cru Classé de Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
Wow!!. A delicate and complex wine. Medium to full body, not overwhelming, perfection of balance. Nose - attributes of cacao, aged prune. Tanins are still powerful and give the structure. A beautiful wine. — 3 months ago
Kumeu River
Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2019
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. — a month ago
Smith Madrone
Estate Bottled Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
PnP. This was great! Drove by the winery on Spring Mountain last week! Dark red color with dark, candied fruit on the nose. Classic Napa cab with nice terroir elements. Great depth and awesome texture. Another excellent Wine Spectator recommendation. — 2 months ago
Joel Lara
Initially a bit closed, after two hours in the decanter this really opens up. Black cherry and sage come through on the nose and continue onto the palate with additional notes of cassis, bay leaf, and cloves. Has a persistent finish with herbs, spice, and black tea lingering on the palate. The herbal and spice flavors were really vibrant when paired with basil pesto pasta and mushrooms. Medium+ acidity, medium+ body, and medium tannins. This is the 2021 vintage. — 14 days ago