Henry Fuseler

9.2

8/2026. Big, bold and dry. Nice finish.

Halls Chophouse — 17 days ago

Bryan Vogt

8.9

Past peak on this. Raisin and prune are prominent and little fruit left on the palette. — 7 days ago

Makhanna Seerattan

8.9

I did not try it but Rich liked it . — 2 days ago

Todd Anderson

9.2

Drinking very nicely but a delicate wine. Need to swish it to get to taste the fruit and earth. Drink now - unclear benefits to aging further. — 24 days ago

michael pandolfo

9.3

A M A Z I N G!!!! Fragrant nose of fresh brioche and warm plums. Slight hint of marzipan. Long finish. Delicious. Love what this have evolved into. — a month ago

Tegan Marriott

9.1

Drank this with my summertime risotto with yellow squash @ my localish wineshop-salt & bubbles. Beautiful pairing. Loved the blending of carignan & valdigue! — 2 months ago

Jocholla

9.0

Blackberry jam, raspberries, slight vanilla, not the biggest cab but bang for the buck is good, and it is reasonably balanced at “only” 13.7%. — 2 months ago

Rick Phillips

9.6

Like most of Philip Tongi wines, this 20 year old is just hitting it’s stride. The nose has lush bold fruits, dark plums, blackberry with a hint of licorice. Some old leather, faint earthy tobacco. Decanted for two hours found a refined texture. Smooth with some sediment, lushness is highlighted by the boldness of the flavors. The finish lingers…
— 14 days ago

with Letha

Charlie Abbott

Sommelier Casa Mono

9.0

This wine tastes like warm California sunshine. I’d say it’s at the end of its pleasurable drinking window. Good mix of secondary/tertiary character — 13 days ago

Brian Montgomery

9.1

Fruit forward with super clean finish — 15 days ago

with Jessica

Steve Bridge

9.5

Easily my favorite visit to SMV and every other one was a 10 out of 10. All the 2023s we tasted on the trip were outstanding. This was right up there with any of them. — a month ago

Andrea Watt

9.2

Cherry, oak, and a hint of cinnamon. Medium bodied and approachable. — a month ago

Joe Flo

9.4

Excellent mountains wine. — 2 months ago

Brian S

9.2

Black and blue fruit, coffee, black rock, dried herb, mint, dark chocolate and tobacco. — 4 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.6

Blend 51% Cab Sauv, 22% Merlot, 14% Cab Franc, 8% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot, very deep Ruby red color, slight brown edges. Opened in 2026. Interesting wine, at first open, encountered aromas of leather, barnyard & earthy funk, after 30 minutes, started to note aromas of dried black fruits, spice & cigar box, slight forest floor, continued to get better after 60 min. Palate showed black cherry, blackberry, choc flavors with tobacco, cedar & spice. Firm drying tannins, persistent acidity, long finish ending with fruit, cedar, spice, & earthy character. Nice! — 3 days ago

Jeff Topping

9.0

Gift from Wes Gentle — 21 hours ago

Gladys Xiques

9.2

Aged purple fruit. Paired with meat chili — a month ago

Steve Mitchell

9.5

Bright, nice depth and complexity.
Paired perfectly with grilled salmon, tomatoes & burrata and small potatoes. — 24 days ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.1

Medium ruby with quite wide watery ruby rim . Aromatic on the nose with raspberry , rose , spiced orange peel and black cherry . On the palate this is well balanced and quite elegant in style , fresh acidity and suave fine tannins , balanced alcohol . Lots of fresh fruits , strawberry, raspberry and dark cherry , with some spice and chalky minerality. Decent dark cherry tinged finish . Perfect now , don’t know whether this will age particularly well, but from now and over the next 5 years . — a month ago

K L

9.4

Literally the best. — 2 months ago

with Matt