Dennis Hogenkamp

9.3

Purchased at winery tasting. Could not hold out longer. Very nice, notice the cab franc right away. — 4 years ago

Scott Conroy

9.3

Delicious. Kept getting better as I worked my way to the bottom of the glass. At $100+, I'll pass and choose the J Leducq. — 9 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

Second bottle from the cellar find. Just as good as the first! Excellent — 8 years ago

Scott Conroy

9.0

Not as good as the J Leducq, but not too far off. Pretty good value at $50-ish — 9 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

10

Yes I give it a ten. Although I hate these rating numbers, I know that this is my favorite wine from the Ehlers Estate. The wine maker tells us it has hints of dark chocolate, coffee, and lavender. I would agree totally. Lets dig in shall we.
This is a 2013 , 100% organic, 100% petit verdot from St Helena in Napa. The estate is Ehlers and the grapes are not purchased but grown in their vineyard. Starting with Bernard and Anne Ehlers buying a dying vineyard in the late 1800's followed by Jean and Sylviane Leducq purchasing it and putting their flare for French Bordeaux in the mix with the help of a renowned enologist Jacques Boissenot, the Ehlers Estate name still remains and the wine has become fantastic. Today Kevin Morrisey makes the wine and WOW! Please visit their web site to see this amazing family of wine makers. They put passion and pride in every bottle. The cork is perfectly preserved and the color is a very dark opaque purple like that of a cabernet. The legs are long and thick and very slow to fall. The bouquet is definitely lavender and sweet basil. The initial palate is minimally acidic if at all. There is a hint of dark berries and black cherry and maybe toasted coconut. I don't taste the blueberry but in the finish there is a definite chocolate and buttery long long finish. I want to have a sip after eating a bite of dark chocolate. There is also a hint of coffee in the finish. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cant stop drinking it. As a matter of fact Im ordering two more bottles right now!
- Dr Todd — 8 years ago