Stuart Dershaw

9.0

Started out shaky but rose to an eclectic dinner. Wine after decanting had the right tannins and a dried cherry linger that worked well on my palate. — 16 hours ago

Matthew Doty

9.1

2022 vintage. A mature, smooth, complex CS — 21 days ago

RustyR

9.2

Red cherry. Blackberry floral notes on nose — 7 days ago

TwiLea Fletcher

9.4

05.23.25
And John brings this one out!
— 9 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Pale yellow with pleasing aromas of citrus and tropical fruits, adding in spice and some biscuit notes. On the palate complex palate of flavors, fresh fruit, pineapple, lemon, grapefruit, peaches and Asian pears. Slight earthiness with a smooth and creamy well balanced finish ending with a gentle yeasty character. Very nice! Consistent quality! Will age well! — 5 days ago

Erica Gamble

8.9

After breathing, smooth with some body but a little more tart than we prefer for a cab. — a month ago

Joe DAscoli

9.1

Solid and fully robust — 2 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.5

1996 vintage. 6% Cab Franc but 50+% Cab and remaining % Merlot. Last tasted 9.29.24 (9.5) and 8.2.24 (9.6). This specimen nice fill and halfway saturated cork. Decanted and throwing appropriate sed. Tasted 30 mins post-decant. Light-medium body. Dark cherry and milk chocolate nose. Cocoa powder and chocolate-covered cherry in the flavors. Tannins primarily on the back palate. More than holding up and getting by. This has a few more years afoot. Gonna say it again for those in the back…this is the best wine they’ve ever made-white or red. Get off my lawn. 05.07.25. — 25 days ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Lead pencil, veg, spice cedar combo and some dark plums on the nose. The taste had some plums and a bit of veg. The finish was okay but a bit short. Overall a great wine and my last 2016 and now on to the 2017s. — a month ago

romo

9.3

Watermelon salad w fresh cracked pepper. California dreaming. — a month ago