Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

I’ve had this vintage several times over the last few yrs. I had it two yrs ago w/ Andy Beckstoffer & Tor Kenward. This is the weakest link I’ve had. It simply lacked the proper storage of the previous bottles I’ve had.

The color is still dark and the fruit is still intact. But this bottle has just started its plum, date, dark raisin and fig stage. Let me say again…just.

This is 13% ABV…love it. As I do with many 80’s Napa & Bordeaux’s. It does get better with each coldish coravined sip.

The tannins are well resolved and there is complete integration & evolution. Ripe, juicy; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, dark spiced strawberries & circling raspberries. Potpourri, baking spice delight-soft clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick & vanilla, understated caramel, dark chocolate baking bar to chocolate pudding, milk chocolate, moist herbs, hints of mushrooms, saline, dry soil/limestone powder, forest floor with leaves, used tobacco & leather, gentle graphite, moist clay, dark spice w/ mid palate heat, withering dark, red flowers, violets & lavender, round, rainfall acidity with a well balanced, elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and long sets on earth & spices. — 20 hours ago

Stephane Bardin

9.4

Smooth, light, oaky — 2 months ago

K Brooks

8.9

Quite nice with chicken stir fry. Good fruit and clean finish. — 3 months ago

Tyler Felous

10

11th anniversary wine. Blew me away. Good reminder that there is still value in Napa. Vineyard we got engaged at, from the year we met. Special. — 4 months ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.2

A real favorite. What a value — 5 months ago

KA

9.3

Lonesome Dove — 6 months ago

romo

9.3

Easy drinking mature Pinot. Unexpected joy. — 7 months ago

Ron from VA

9.0

Nice lemon — acid friendly…at amalfi. — 5 days ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Deep purple color. Aromas of fig, blackberry, tobacco and mocha. Baking spices after some black fruit on the palate with a vanilla finish.

🍇 77% cab, 23% petit verdot

🏅94-96 points - Robert Parker — 2 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Deep ruby color, with a brick rim. Aromas of blackberry, cassis and mocha. Black fruit on the palate, dark chocolate and baking spices.

🍇 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Merlot

🏅92 Points - Wine Spectator — 3 months ago

David Dorn

9.1

Really nice cab- drinking really well right now! — 4 months ago

J Sullivan

9.0

I truly enjoyed this Chardonnay. Crisp with nice oak. — 5 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2024 vintage. Old-school, Oregon pinot stylings that just hit differently. Medium body. Starts off as a lowly workhorse, then intensifies into the thoroughbred this winery is perfectly capable of raising. Picked up two cases at a resto cost sub-$25 a btl. 4.1.26. — 6 months ago

Andy@andyberke.com

9.3

Really excellent. Fantastic with steak. Classic cab — a month ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Classic. Slight note of hibiscus flower on the nose. Mixed with forest floor. Long finish and not over sweet and fruit forward. Drinking nicely … — 2 months ago

with Allan and David

Drake Wakefield

10

Cherry notes with a deep rich nose — 3 months ago

Martijn

9.2

Paired it with an entrecote from our local butcher. Well made wine, black currant all over. — 4 months ago

Lisa McKinnon

9.0

The somm at Spago Las Vegas recommended this to go with poached halibut. Nice choice. Minerally, not oaky. A bit of citrus “surprise”. — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2019 vintage. Light-medium body. The prettier side of dirty/earthy. 4.8.26. — 6 months ago

Joe Fischer

9.3

Dark ruby with blueberries, black currant, dark cherry, oak, and smoke. Tannins in control, smooth with a long finish. Great with our Ribeyes and Meat Church Cowboy butter! Very Nice! — 6 months ago