Mending Wall
Tournahu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA
Huge wine. Smooth but Hot. High alcohol. Round. Dark fruit. Drinkable now for some people but since it’s not my style it needs 10 years. Would like to see how this wine ages.
Huge wine. Smooth but Hot. High alcohol. Round. Dark fruit. Drinkable now for some people but since it’s not my style it needs 10 years. Would like to see how this wine ages.
Oct 3rd, 2018
Upcoming Wine spectator:: Thomas River Brown
Upcoming Wine spectator:: Thomas River Brown
Sep 30th, 2018
Not bad but not sure it convinced me to pick up 2017 vintage
Not bad but not sure it convinced me to pick up 2017 vintage
Sep 29th, 2019
Big on the nose and the dark color makes you expect heat and you get a bit of that at first. After decanting an hour though it softened up surprisingly well and the tannins turn to silk. Cassis, blackberries, hints of mocha (after the decant).
Big on the nose and the dark color makes you expect heat and you get a bit of that at first. After decanting an hour though it softened up surprisingly well and the tannins turn to silk. Cassis, blackberries, hints of mocha (after the decant).
Dec 25th, 2018
Another night, another amazing wine from Thomas Rivers Brown. We ran into him at the vineyard, but luckily all he wanted to talk about was cars! Even though he is an Aston Martin fan, he just picked up this new Mercedes AMG GLE 63S, and was enjoying it thoroughly. So since we did not talk about this wonderful wine, I am plagiarizing their website for tasting notes...which are spot on. “Located just off Hwy 29, north of the town of St. Helena, lies the Tournahu Vineyard. Rocky with exceptional drainage, wines from this vineyard tend toward a mix of powerful fruit and bright acidity. Velvet-like in texture, the wine covers the entire palate in a silky mix of red & black fruit. With additional time in the glass, a creosote-like minerality appears in the mid palate as a harbinger of things to come. A thrilling wine to drink now, those with patience will be rewarded as additional layers of complexity emerge 4-5 years post vintage. A wine & vineyard worthy of our first single vineyard designate.”
Another night, another amazing wine from Thomas Rivers Brown. We ran into him at the vineyard, but luckily all he wanted to talk about was cars! Even though he is an Aston Martin fan, he just picked up this new Mercedes AMG GLE 63S, and was enjoying it thoroughly. So since we did not talk about this wonderful wine, I am plagiarizing their website for tasting notes...which are spot on. “Located just off Hwy 29, north of the town of St. Helena, lies the Tournahu Vineyard. Rocky with exceptional drainage, wines from this vineyard tend toward a mix of powerful fruit and bright acidity. Velvet-like in texture, the wine covers the entire palate in a silky mix of red & black fruit. With additional time in the glass, a creosote-like minerality appears in the mid palate as a harbinger of things to come. A thrilling wine to drink now, those with patience will be rewarded as additional layers of complexity emerge 4-5 years post vintage. A wine & vineyard worthy of our first single vineyard designate.”
Jan 21st, 2018