Bressler
St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA
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This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Spicy and interesting.
Full bodied with medium acidity.
Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, spices, earth, dark chocolates, coffee, peppercorn, earth and sweet spices.
Nice length on the finish with fine grained tannins.
This 16 year old tastes very fresh, and smells young too. Showing great complexity with a nice mouthfeel.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours of airtime.
I had it blind, and guessed Napa Cabernet 2015. Missed it by a decade. So interesting.
A little past its peak, but still delicious. I had the 2014 not too long ago, and it was drinking much better.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
14.4% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$100.
#AgedWineTuesday
This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Spicy and interesting.
Full bodied with medium acidity.
Showing black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, spices, earth, dark chocolates, coffee, peppercorn, earth and sweet spices.
Nice length on the finish with fine grained tannins.
This 16 year old tastes very fresh, and smells young too. Showing great complexity with a nice mouthfeel.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours of airtime.
I had it blind, and guessed Napa Cabernet 2015. Missed it by a decade. So interesting.
A little past its peak, but still delicious. I had the 2014 not too long ago, and it was drinking much better.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a Charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
14.4% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$100.
Picking out the next Cabernet vintage of Bressler for the restaurant
Picking out the next Cabernet vintage of Bressler for the restaurant
Aug 10th, 2021
Bad pic! 08 Bressler. Nose was muted. Needs time to open...not a bad bottle, not the best showing. From a mag.
Bad pic! 08 Bressler. Nose was muted. Needs time to open...not a bad bottle, not the best showing. From a mag.
Jun 27th, 2020
Two in a row. Best vintage ever from Bressler.. Love this.
Two in a row. Best vintage ever from Bressler.. Love this.
Jun 21st, 2020
This is so good! I love the 2014 napa cabs in general, but there are some that really stand out. Smooth and balanced
This is so good! I love the 2014 napa cabs in general, but there are some that really stand out. Smooth and balanced
Apr 9th, 2020
All smiles with my bud in the Bahamas for a birthday celebration
All smiles with my bud in the Bahamas for a birthday celebration
Oct 21st, 2019
Unlike many other 13s this is ready to go. 1 hr decant and it’s singing. Gorgeous nose. Toasty oak, crushed red currants, and green herbs waft up. Plush and bright, with red fruit, some blue fruit, dusty earth, rocks. Finishes with dark cherry cordial.
Unlike many other 13s this is ready to go. 1 hr decant and it’s singing. Gorgeous nose. Toasty oak, crushed red currants, and green herbs waft up. Plush and bright, with red fruit, some blue fruit, dusty earth, rocks. Finishes with dark cherry cordial.
Oct 7th, 2019
My first Bressler, and many thanks to @Martin G Rivard for introducing them to me! Big fan of Mia’s wines, and this was so good!
I opened this up to compare against Mark’s ‘09 to see how they differed. While this was enjoyable to drink close to pop and pour, it really blossomed after about 4hrs of slow ox. Fruit got really soft and mellow with the tannins more integrated. Red and black fruit is the signature flavor profile of this wine (baked black cherry pie) along espresso, cherry pipe tobacco, and a Black Forest cake-like finish highlighting dark chocolate shavings. Still on an upward trajectory.
My first Bressler, and many thanks to @Martin G Rivard for introducing them to me! Big fan of Mia’s wines, and this was so good!
I opened this up to compare against Mark’s ‘09 to see how they differed. While this was enjoyable to drink close to pop and pour, it really blossomed after about 4hrs of slow ox. Fruit got really soft and mellow with the tannins more integrated. Red and black fruit is the signature flavor profile of this wine (baked black cherry pie) along espresso, cherry pipe tobacco, and a Black Forest cake-like finish highlighting dark chocolate shavings. Still on an upward trajectory.