Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec, aged in 40% new French oak. Deep Ruby color with aromas of ripe dark fruits, cedar and floral spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, black cherry and currants with notes of herbs, pepper spice, hints of vanilla and earthy notes. Fine sweet tannins, long finish ending with cacao, smoky oak, fruit and mineral tang. Very nice, aging well, but time will reward! — 25 days ago

Ronald LaMascus

9.3

Absolutely perfect pairing with a nice filet of beef and crab cake. The nose gets your attention first of course and while it needs a bit of time out of the bottle, it’s totally worth it. Properly decanted and served at around 64-65 degrees, this is definitely worth seeking out again. — 5 months ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

2017 -Vintage - (out of a 375ml) big currants slight vegetative element , tannins are pretty evident slight oak — 2 years ago

Ana Bumgardner

9.0

2021 - on 3/21/25 at Il Molino with Cacio Pepe ravioli - very good chard — 5 days ago

Joan Ziegler

9.1

Big beautiful color. Great on a cold night in Palo Alto. Sangiovese from Napa is rare. 2018 was a great year. Very nice! — 2 months ago

Andrew Baird

8.9

Dark cherry and chocolate for days. Smoother as it opens up. — 8 months ago

Michael Owczarek

9.1

Heather likes it — 3 years ago

Vinod Peris

9.0

Classic Napa Cab. Great buy from Costco — 3 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, deep Ruby with rich aromas of dark ripe fruit and herb spice notes. On the palate flavors of cherry, raspberry and plum with tobacco, cacao and cedar. Fine firm tannins, long finish ending with balanced mineral wrapped in cacao, tobacco and oak. A solid Merlot. — 2 months ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Valley Sat. afternoon tasting with Antonio Galloni. Panel includes:
Brad Grimes - winemaker Abreu
Helen Keplinger- Keplinger wine
Mary Maher - Silverado farming
Francois Peschon -accendo, vine hill ranch
Jason Smith- MS

WINES
2018 BV George de Latour
2019 Stags Leap SLV
2018 DVO Napa Valley Red
2017 Bond Quella
2019 Lingua Franca estate chardonnay
2019 Domaine de Bichery brut champagne

Each panel member picked a wine that had an impact on them. — 2 years ago

with Brenda