Secret View
Paul Lato
"Le Jardin Secret" Grimm's Bluff Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Lovely minerality and acidity. Would buy again and recommend to a friend. stands out among other Santa Barbara sauvblanc. — 5 months ago
Beekeeper Cellars
Secret Stones Rockpile Zinfandel 2018
everything you would want in a Zin, rich, jammy, dark, beautiful. and sad part is the winery has closed. — a month ago
Joseph Swan Vineyards
Trenton View Vineyard Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Red fruit still holding in light bodied and more rustic Pinot. — 3 months ago
Francoise Bedel
Dis, "Vin Secret" Champagne Blend
“Mostly” 2017. 95% Pinot Meunier, 5% Pinot Noir. — 15 days ago
Secret Squirrel
Columbia Valley Syrah Blend
2018 blend pf Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache. Opened slowly but finished well with bbq ribs. A bit dry but at the price a reasonable buy in. — 3 months ago
Cosentino Winery
CE2V Secret Clone Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — a year ago
Tom Garland
Pop and pour. A splendid ruby red color. On the nose: jumping from the glass is candied cherries, earth, clove, smokey oak, floral, cola. Taste: smooth, creamy wine with just a slight dark cherry, tea, fig, dried herbs, minerals, and a spiced earthy medium finish. Fan of Boars View pinots, but there are better vintages. — 18 days ago