Jay Kline

9.3

Enjoyed alongside some other Napa legends from the 80’s and 90’s. From the jump, a touch funky and showing a bit more green and with brighter red fruit, than the Monte Bello, Dunn Howell or Monticello tonight. Lots of life left in this but I don’t expect it to really improve much from where it is. I’d say drink now — 22 days ago

Kamall

9.2

In a great spot — 3 months ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

Beautiful mineral notes, with crisp white fruits and a hint of citrus flower. Very light color with just a hint of yellow greenery. Very dry and mineral driven palate, the best that you can expect from a high elevation sav blanc. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

1994 vintage. Nice fill with a slightly shrunken and fully saturated cork. Durand helped plenty in the opening assist. Not decanted and tasted after 1.25 hours open. Hadn’t tasted since the early 2000’s. Definitely dropped all the baby fat. Toffee, coffee and chocolate covered cherries in the nose. Light medium body (thought it would be a touch bigger). Still plenty of focus but slightly less grip than desired. Can it match biggie shizz like Montelena, Dunn, Diamond Creek, BV GDL Reserve, Mondavi Reserve, Araujo, Peter Michael Les Pavots, Mayacamas, etc? No. Is it really really nice? Absolutely. Can hold another 5-6 years at this juncture before boarding the downhill bell curve train. 11.8.24. — 15 days ago

romo

9.5

TANNIN. Impressive structure with dark fruit. Dry. Rare to be so drink-able. Wowza. — 3 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2019 vintage. From a 375 ml format. Amongst what passes for the ne plus ultra in Napa cabbage these days. Rich. Overtly sumptuous. Modicum of umami on the finish. Restrained/polite company version of a fruit bomb. Too extracted/manipulated without representative tannins for this old-school Dunn/Diamond Creek/Mayacamas/Montelena guy but still verry nice for this style. Dunno where this settles in twenty years but that's someone else's problem down the road. 7.7.24. — 5 months ago

Conrad Green

9.3

From mag. Lovely fresh lucid fruit. Good intensity with a soft acidic backbone. Pure red fruit with salinity. Good — 2 months ago

with Matt and Amanda

Roberto Carli

9.5

Classic. Balanced. Wonderful savory quality of the tannins — 3 months ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.2

Beautiful balance with a hint of oak but allowing ample green apple and a bit of citrus on the palate. August 2024. — 3 months ago

Jenks

9.3

2nd best zin maker in CA. — 5 months ago