Tom Garland

9.2

Pop and pour. A brilliant medium gold color. On the nose: lemon, grilled pear, crushed stone, apricot, caramel, and honey. Taste: chalky, lean acid driven style with pear, steely minerality, green apple, saline, orange/lemon rind, and a medium plus finish. YUM! My favorite Napa chardonnay. — 15 hours ago

with Brenda

Mark Osmers

9.2

Wine Spectator rated the ‘21 with an impressive 93 points and this Merlot was featured as #25 on the Top 100 wines of 2024.

flavor notes include blackberry, dark, cherry cedar, and that earthy Napa finish

I recommend this read to anyone who can find the 2021 vintage. Perhaps other years too. — 20 days ago

Paul T HB

9.7

California’s version of White Burgundy. Great older bottle from recent auction. — a month ago

Robert Stackowiak

9.3

Aging has its benefits as this is 6 years old and smooth. Good fragrance and cherry. August 2025. — 2 months ago

DCH

9.4

Really impressed.
St. Innocent’s consistency of style lets terroir shine through their single vineyard series. Like a controlled experiment. 2021 Temperance Hill shows incredible levels of complexity and spice, while maintaining a great degree of balance and approachability. Put simply, it tastes great.

I haven’t had a chance to taste 2021 Momtazi, but this wine has similar levels of depth to prior vintages if memory serves, while being more easily appealing. I’ve tired 2021 Shea, but not side-by-side with this. While the Shea is an excellent wine, for my taste this is more expressive and interesting. — 12 days ago

cam cab sav lvr

9.0

pop pop popping poppying! very nice flavor profile with a smooth finish. the only reason this isn’t a 10 is because it’s slightly sweeter. I wish it was like a smidge dryer. pairs nicely with the love island reunion. overall a great wine would enjoy again! — a month ago

with Erin-Bearin

Tyler Felous

9.3

Liked this! Lacked a 5th gear to really wow but absolutely on point for a steak on the grill. — 2 months ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Needs a little air, great recommendation from @Somm David T
First mag of two — 13 days ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely mature Cabernet fruit, structure, yet seems fully mature or close to mature, a real treat to taste an older CA Cabernet with age (@ 12.5% ABV to boot), lovely!! — a month ago

with Jim

Martin Mazner

8.9

Lovely wine but could pass for a hearty sauv blanc — a month ago

with Naveen