Kelly Perkins

9.2

Good stuff — 4 months ago

Roman Ochocki

9.0

A vanilla & tobacco with red fruit. Very good as always. — 8 months ago

TVF

9.4

We love this with pecan pie and vanilla bean ice cream thanks to Coopers Hawk Winery & Resteraunt and their monthly wine member event! — a year ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Good. Hard to get this type of beer made well. This is not woodsy or muddled in grain. Good, rich, balanced. — 3 years ago

Sean Sims

8.9

Wow, this is really intense color and body. Deep, deep inky purple with a fragrance nose. This is a great buy — 6 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

92 is rounding up a bit.

A couple things before notes. I have had other Heidi wines but not hers & Bo’s. Just wasn’t feeling retail-ish on the B&B, nor had anyone open one for me. This surfaced at just under half price. So, time to check this Heidi box.

This is a 2017; which many shied away from. Hence, the buy at half price. I would have said in my two coravined previous tastings on different nights, the fruit was nice and it still is nice. However, in getting to the bottom 1/3 of the bottle, it has taken on some additional depth & character. I imagine still not as much depth & character as their better vintages.

The nose shows some nice candied florals and mid fruits with a dark core. Some smoke (it is not smoke taint as they finished harvesting on 10/3 and the Tubbs & Atlas fires started 10/8) dry tobacco, new leather, oak, dry herbs, darker cola, moist volcanics & clay, withering dark & red flowers.

The palate is definitely one of the drier Napa Cabernets I’ve had lately. Feels like it leaves dry oak powder all over your mouth. M+ dry tannins. The fruits are bright & ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, plum, some purple fruits, lean strawberries & cherries. Smoke, dry tobacco, new leather, oak, dark spice, leaner baking spices profile, a bit of dark chocolate baking bar, dry herbs, darker cola, moist volcanics & clay, dry topsoil, dry limestone powder, black tea, dry tree bark w/ a touch of sap, withering dark & red flowers, acidity is sound-ish, it just ticks the box of balanced, tension & structure is solid, finishes short-under a minute and a little thin in the mid palate, some elegance and lands on oak, earthiness & spice.

It’s still early on this and there is room for improvement with some more evolution & integration but don’t believe this 2017 will ever live up to its winery price point. — 8 months ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

Fragrant white flowers and subtle hints of pear excite the taste buds just before Crème Brule melds with the bright pear on the palate. A touch of French oak with no malolactic fermentation allows this Chardonnay to be clean and crisp yet so complex. — 5 years ago

Abi Bryony

9.5

Dry yet juicy — 7 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

Needs a little air, great recommendation from @Somm David T
First mag of two — 8 months ago

Brian Boulden

9.1

Nice very nice but is it worth double Bullet or Makers Mark. Every one should try at least once in their lifetime though — 2 years ago