Big, yet focused with some tart red berry flavors. Don’t serve too warm to keep the acidity in the background. Easy tannins. #wheninamerica — 7 years ago
Really enjoyed this bottle and it showed its versatility with various soups/sauces at our favorite hot pot BYOB place in Hawaii. Lamb, beef, sesame sauce, miso sauce, spicy soups. It works with everything. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 8 years ago
Dense, layered, big cab. Dark purple fruit and be ready to give it a good amount of air after you open it. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 9 years ago
An absolute beauty of combined strength and elegance. Love this producer. #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
Dense, concentrated dark fruit with an elegant and fresh finish. What a vintage and sure to age very well. Beautiful with out smoked prime rib. #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
Enjoyed this bottle with a beautiful cut of flap steak. Had a bit of an old world tone on the onset but quickly changed after 5-10mins. Clean, fresh and with some chocolate notes. #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
Schrader-lite as the pedigree would indicate. Similar strength and volume on the back of the palate though it kicks off a bit leaner early on. Doesn’t have that smooth yet grippy texture and finish. Amazing value though! #wheninamerica — 7 years ago
Concentrated dark juicy fruit. Open for business, but we did did open it a good hour+ in advance. #wheninamerica — 7 years ago
One of my favorite cabs in a while. Kicks off concentrated with darker fruit but the sweet fruit forward characters are balanced with some earthy ness and a bit of acidity on a loooooong finish. I need to find another couple of bottles. #wheninamerica #drinknapa #dontmindthesesamestreetinthebackground — 8 years ago
Doesn’t carry a ton of weight but it’s approachable from the get go. Dark fruit but nice and light on the palate. This is one of our favorite places to eat In Honolulu as well. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 9 years ago
Not enough Orin Swift in my life. I need to change that ASAP. Awesome Napa wine esp for the cost and how can you not love the label. All fruit and energy yet super approachable. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 9 years ago
One of the few single vineyard merlot bottling sin Napa. All fruit with a extracted core. Enjoyed it a ton! #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
One of the best entry cuvées out there of US sparkling wine. Always a pleasure matched well with our coconut shrimp. #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
Beautiful new world pinot. Bright red fruit with some floral notes as well. Nicely integrated tannins and just enough acidity that keeps it from becoming jammy. Don’t let it warm too much so that it keeps its focus. #wheninamerica — 7 years ago
Generous flavors all over with smooth tannins and a loooooong finish. Amazing value here and at such a young age. #wheninamerica — 7 years ago
Too much oak for me but I can see why people like it. It’s big and fun but I like a bit more finesse and acidity on the finish. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 9 years ago
Take your time here. Definitely needs air but it’s worth taking your time. Complex red juicy goodness. #wheninamerica #drinknapa — 9 years ago
51% cab franc, 49% merlot - the fire and fruit of the cab franc hits the palate early, then balanced out by the poise and silliness of the merlot. Would have loved to decant this properly. #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
Apparently the first vintage in 50yrs they moved the harvest to September from October. A beaut and would have loved to decant it properly to see its full potential. #wheninamerica #drinkamerican — 9 years ago
E & K G
Great quality at this price point. Bright fruit followed by a solid core of cassis, mocha and smooth tannins. I need to drink more Columbia Valley wines! #wheninamerica — 6 years ago