Napa Valley Red Blend

Benjamin had this 9 years ago

Solid plus.

Very young & promising

A remarkable 2010. This will go on the list when Naoko releases it. From the younger vines on the estate.

We don’t drink a lot of California wines here so when we do, we are looking for something more lush and smooth than what we get from France and Italy. This hits that spot pretty well. It is liquid velvet to me

Magnum. Half decant, half straight from the bottle. Crazy good nose. Dark fruit (blackberries, blueberries), menthol, eucalyptus, and oak. Similar on the palate with more prevalent oak and way too much alcohol. Huge wine and the alcohol doesn’t dissipate which is unattractive. Medium plus finish. 15.7% alcohol, nuts!!!

Great wine but not sure I would buy again for $100

Dead on review from @Antonio Galloni. Killer second label IMO.

Awesome even though it’s still asleep. Definitely wait if you have this.

Almost like a deep vegetal nose. Nice. Thick texture. Dark fruits. Juicy. This is very good. Almost chocolatey.