Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Full, dry, balanced. Oak, leather on nose, plum and blackberry on palate. Reliably lovely cab! — 4 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Neil Valenzuela

9.4

Medium copper color. Aromas of stinky cheese shop in Carmel-by-the-Sea and unbaked biscuit dough. Strawberry, citrus, crisp, dry - amazing! — 4 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

1.5 hour decant(decent chunky cloudy sediment). An imposing inky purplish garnet color. On the nose: A beautifully expressive nose with sweet blackberry, currant, anise, smoke, floral, chocolate creme brulee. Taste: Wow! Had to buckle my seat belt...elegant , rich wine with dark cherry, spice, charcoal, earthy, leading to a cocoa cedar Dry long finish. Firm tannnis.....this powerful (15% alc) still coiled wine wants 3-4 more years to start showing its best and a better score to come!!! Cheers! — 4 years ago

with Brenda

Jim McCusker

9.4

20 years of this fantastic pinot from Pisoni. Cheers! — 4 years ago

with Vanessa

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

I understand why the Heitz Napa Cabernet doesn’t score higher upon release. It simply needs 10 years plus in bottle to excel.

I usually don’t open these until they have been in bottle ten years. However, this was handy when Sofia wanted a glass with dinner twice this week. So, it needed to be finished after I coravined it.

It’s ripe, jammy and lush now. Showing some Welches characteristics this early. Better things ahead. Juicy, somewhat syrupy fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black plums, black raspberries & juicy strawberries. It’s still primary without much integration. Touch of cherry Luden’s, mid dark spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, lighter clove, vanilla, stones, dark, rich earth, tobacco notes, some graphite, shoe leather, sandstone with bright, red, dark, blue florals with violets over the top. Very good round acidity. The finish is still jammy & not fully balanced, elegant and persisting minutes.

Shows promise in fruit, tannins and acidity. Hold another 5-8 years. — 4 years ago

Amit Srivastava

9.5

almost perfect ! Balanced , not too dry . Just the right amount of fruit was showing . My first and this won’t be my last ! Love this wine . — 4 years ago

with Gunja

Conrad Green

9.3

A delicious yet restrained nose. Slate, limestone, lime. On the palate refreshing and crisp. Defined and balanced. Very good though I think a little reticent right now — 4 years ago

with Bex and Matt

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.2

Dark ruby red with slight bricking. Earthy, spice, dark olive tapenade and pencil shavings followed by cassis, spice and vanilla notes on the nose. Dark plum and sour cherry flavors that are rich and smooth and some leathery spice notes A gravel cedar medium plus finish. with a tannin kick at the end. — 4 years ago

with Karin and Jill

Ian Staub

9.0

Nice biodynamic “baby Vosne” - slightly darker fruit profile and relatively generous tannins. The warm vintage contributes a ripeness to the fruit character, verging on slightly jammy, yet there is still wonderful acid and a lightness of body. The structure here will likely allow this to age gracefully for the next 5 years or so. Looking forward to revisiting. Paired on night one with spiced roasted coho salmon and night two with a green coconut vegetable curry. Did well both nights. — 4 years ago