Gemstone Vineyards

Estate Red Blend

9.240 ratings

9.015 pro ratings

Yountville, Napa Valley, California, USA

Red Blend

Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese

Top Notes For

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

8.9

Double decanted. Gobs of raisins blackberry, cassis, black tea, and baking spices. Really soft tannin with acid keeping things balanced. Chocolate/coffee finish with a green/herbal character that could be the vintage or cab franc. I enjoyed this, but can imagine the non-2011s being too much.

Double decanted. Gobs of raisins blackberry, cassis, black tea, and baking spices. Really soft tannin with acid keeping things balanced. Chocolate/coffee finish with a green/herbal character that could be the vintage or cab franc. I enjoyed this, but can imagine the non-2011s being too much.

Dec 24th, 2015

9.1

Solid cab. Would buy again.

Solid cab. Would buy again.

Jan 26th, 2015

9.1

Really solid Meritage, great acid to balance the dark fruit. Oak is balanced and moderate.

Really solid Meritage, great acid to balance the dark fruit. Oak is balanced and moderate.

Sep 10th, 2014

7.9

Boom boom Cab blend

Boom boom Cab blend

Aug 8th, 2014

3000

3000

Mar 25th, 2014

Stephanie Lauren

9.0

Delicious with steak

Delicious with steak

Nov 2nd, 2015

9.0

Spice. Full mouth, ...delicious. Good with beef

Spice. Full mouth, ...delicious. Good with beef

Jul 17th, 2015

9.1

A hearty Bordeaux blend by Philippe Melka. 2011.

A hearty Bordeaux blend by Philippe Melka. 2011.

Mar 15th, 2015

10

So good!! Bold an beautiful!

So good!! Bold an beautiful!

Nov 9th, 2014

9.8

Off the charts intense. Nice currant nose that opens on the palate to deep mushrooms and curry

Off the charts intense. Nice currant nose that opens on the palate to deep mushrooms and curry

Sep 9th, 2014