Rutherford Hill

Sloan

Rutherford Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

1 hour decant(some sediment). A marvelous inky magenta color with some bricking. On the nose: Seductive notes of dark fruit, clove chocolate, loamy soil, spearmint, clove, touch of leather. Taste: Wow! Silky, elegant, integrated, intense teeth staining wine with blackberry, dark cherry, currants, mineral, spice, graphite, milk chocolate, and a dusty charred earthy long finish. YUM! In its prime drinking window..pop one if you got em. — 3 days ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
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Hewitt Vineyard

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

KA
9.2

Bull & Bear Orlando — 14 days ago

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Inglenook

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

I took the photo outside, and it’s very warm, thus the condensation on the glass. But I quickly brought it inside. Deep, saturated color, youthful still. Nose is gorgeous, with deep cassis, dark minerally gravel, a bit of high-quality oak treatment. Intense and rich in the mouth, but more in a lean and clingy sense than in a fat fruit bomb way, thankfully. Tannins are prominently there, particularly in the tail end of the finish, where they cling to the side of the mouth, but they’re balanced with the richness of the wine. Finish is very long. Terrific wine. Will age (and likely improve) several more years. — a month ago

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Doug Powers

Doug Powers

Sounds wonderful!!
Dave

Dave

Great description

Staglin Family Vineyard

Rutherford Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

KA
9.5

Eleven Madison Park NYC — 2 months ago

Rick liked this

McGah Family Cellars

Scarlett Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

8/2026. Very nice cad. Has the flavor boldness and finish. Good fruit. — 2 months ago

Dave, Ted and 1 other liked this

Quintessa

Rutherford Red Blend

Smooth and well-balanced. Nice ending of the evening — 3 months ago

Brooke liked this

Beaulieu Vineyard

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

v17. Very good! Dusty pepper and tobacco nose. Fresh, rich black currant and soft plum fruit. Smooth, long, dry slightly chewy mocha and leather finish. Nicely made. — 3 months ago

Dave and Bob liked this

Grosset

Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2016

Fresh and pristine even at 10 years of age. Arguably Australia’s best Riesling - certainly in the top 3. Aromatics of lime juice with a tiny hint of TDN (paraffin in this case) and a hint of honey. Overall ultra pure with M+ intensity and a touch of peach on the palate. This could be confidentally cellared for another 5 years for added complexity. Dry Riesling doesn’t get much better than this. — 13 days ago

Tom, Tom and 17 others liked this
Ira Schwartz

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@Bob McDonald no gasoline on the nose? Have some older ones I need to pull.

Stony Hill

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2011

Yes, funky and rainy and delicious musk. - at Chris & Mary’s — 23 days ago

Austin, Scott@Mister and 6 others liked this

Freemark Abbey

Sycamore Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

1 hour decant (decent sediment). A splendid inky purplish garnet color. On the nose: notes of black and blue fruit, forest floor, truffles, mint, pencil shavings, black olives. Taste: blackberry/plum, cocoa, cedar, minerals, and a spiced oaky/graphite medium plus slightly astringent finish with some still there kicken tannins. — a month ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Tom, Tom and 10 others liked this

Chappellet

Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

From magnum. Partially poured into a decanter and enjoyed over the course of a couple days. Best on Day 2. The 2015 Pritchard Hill pours a deep ruby/purple with an opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing and richly fruited with powerful, heady notes of cassis, blackberries, plum, purple flowers, tobacco, cocoa, some star anise and fine warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and the texture is luxurious. Classic Pritchard Hill character and surely a candidate for top vineyard status if the US were to ever adopt a classification status. There’s a long future here, especially in this larger format. Drink now with patience through 2055. — a month ago

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Jay Kline

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Hard to say. The large format can skew things. I bet the 750’s are bangin
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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Nice but I'll always opt for the "Signature" offering for the price. Have tasted a decade's worth+ of the Pritchard Hill vehicle. A bit too plushy for me but the Signature is Baby Bear old school just right.
Jay Kline

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@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego The Signature is great and most of the fruit is coming from Pritchard Hill anyway.

Frog's Leap

Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc 2024

Ali
9.0

Pineapple finish — 3 months ago

Kistler

Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay 2017

Drinking wonderfully! — 4 months ago

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Volcanic Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

fantastic and hard to believe still felt like it can sit. anyway balanced acids that hold with dark rich fruits... — 3 days ago

Tom, Paul and 3 others liked this

Scarecrow

Monsieur Ètain Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Much better than expected drinking great — 16 days ago

Jan and Stef liked this

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

A spectacular, powerful wine. Fabulous bouquet. Dark cherries, black raspberries, and dark chocolate. Silky smooth with a satisfyingly long finish. Still has lots of cellaring potential, but pretty fabulous now. — 16 days ago

Rutherford Hill

Napa Valley Merlot

Gift from Radek - delicious!! — 2 months ago

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Cherry and berry nose. Fruit forward with a distinctive spice. Tannins and acidity have mellowed. Easily my favorite. Easy to drink. Drank this 2009 in 2026. Probably my favorite vintage. I save it for special occasions, but it’s time to drink it. Bottom of the cork was getting crumbly. — 2 months ago

Jenny Harding
with Jenny

Frog's Leap

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Dry-Farmed, a bit of Cabernet Franc in mix, aged 20 months in mostly neutral French oak barrels. Dark Ruby red color with aromas of ripe berry fruits, herbs and floral spice. On the palate flavors of ripe black cherry, raspberry and cassis with espresso, cinnamon and earthy spice notes. Nice balance, lively acidity, fine tannins, long ending with fruit, cacao and tobacco spice! Nice! — 2 months ago

Paul and Juan liked this

Kumeu River

Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2020

Had it with lemongrass/ginger sea bass from the grill. Very good match. Nice acids, matching minerals. — 3 months ago

Rob, Peter and 4 others liked this