Anakota

Helena Montana Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

9.4

2011 vintage. Difficult vintage for Napa and environs to be sure. Usual mountain suspects seemed to fare better than valley floor stuff. All that said, more than a few properties re-releasing 2011's out into the wild and they are, generally, drinking very well. Not improving but reaching the top of their respective bell curves. This is one such story. No baby fat left. Serious mineral/earth influences throughout. The nose takes this into hello! territory. The finish signs the deed to the property. Hit this in the next 3-4 years for maximum enjoyment. 02.26.25. — 11 days ago

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Arrowood

Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

David Peifer

9.4

Great cab. Not too strong of tannins, dark fruit plum and cocoa. Paired nicely with Filet mignon and spicy sausage bean soup — 2 months ago

Beringer Vineyards

KVR Knights Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Momo Sa

8.9

Care Bear’s first cab tasting bottle. Tasty but very tannic. Probably better paired with food. — 2 months ago

with Mike and Steve

Peter Michael Winery

'La Carrière' Knights Valley Chardonnay 2021

Brad Jensen

9.2

So first, a caveat: This NEEDS food! It just does. When first opened I really wasn’t a fan, tried to pair it with some lighter charcuterie fare and cheese and it just did not gel. It isn’t the crisp, light bodied chard you’d expect it to be, it’s full bodied, thick, and complex, but once we found the right food, paired with steelhead salmon cooked in butter and bacon grease, wooooah, this moves like you’d found the perfect dancing partner. The color is typical Chardonnay yellow with green hues towards the middle, with strong Meyer lemon and slight dusty stone in on the nose, maybe even some leafy, vegetal notes hidden in there. — a day ago

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Morlet Family Vineyards

Mon Chevalier Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Jeroen Koenen

9.8

This is simply delightful, bloody awesome actually.
Typical Napa-purity and dito density, yet laced with Bdx-like treble-notes of freshness, acidity and transparency.
Served it alongside maigret/parsnip/anise-jus, but liked it better before and after this fantastic dish.
Score might be on the conservative side… — 2 months ago

Freek, Stef and 12 others liked this