William Hill Estate Winery

Benchmark Napa Valley Red Blend

9.123 ratings
9.55 pro ratings
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
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Nice 14. Drinking beautifully well for such a young Napa Cabernet. @ Pebble Beach Food & wine.

Nice 14. Drinking beautifully well for such a young Napa Cabernet. @ Pebble Beach Food & wine.

Apr 23rd, 2017
Paul Weil

Delicious Bordeaux style blend, perfectly balanced with solid body and mocha-cherry flavors.

Delicious Bordeaux style blend, perfectly balanced with solid body and mocha-cherry flavors.

Oct 31st, 2016
Kristy Sammis

Described as "a rambunctious teenager" and that's what I like about it!

Described as "a rambunctious teenager" and that's what I like about it!

Jan 31st, 2015
Paul Weil

A well-balanced Bordeaux-style blend, this wine offered rich licorice and mocha flavors with thick tannins.

A well-balanced Bordeaux-style blend, this wine offered rich licorice and mocha flavors with thick tannins.

Jan 18th, 2014
ESF
9.3

In the pocket w/long life ahead: solid Napa CS - usually priced out of these wines, but I picked this up years ago and decided to see where it was: super inky, not a sign of age, very generous fragrant nose right away, lots of [chambord] liqueur like blackberry, black cherry, black raspberry, cassis, and well integrated oak. Rich luscious viscous on palate, finely grained tannins, loads of fruit from nose and a lengthy finish. Perfect w/ribeye

In the pocket w/long life ahead: solid Napa CS - usually priced out of these wines, but I picked this up years ago and decided to see where it was: super inky, not a sign of age, very generous fragrant nose right away, lots of [chambord] liqueur like blackberry, black cherry, black raspberry, cassis, and well integrated oak. Rich luscious viscous on palate, finely grained tannins, loads of fruit from nose and a lengthy finish. Perfect w/ribeye

Oct 22nd, 2023
Kelley Raymond

Really loved the body and finish

Really loved the body and finish

Jan 1st, 2021
Kim Adams

Happy 22nd Anniversary, Pea!

Happy 22nd Anniversary, Pea!

Oct 11th, 2019
Courtney Nichols

Waited 5 years and it was worth it.

Waited 5 years and it was worth it.

Jul 14th, 2018
Bill Sweeney

We loved this! Spicy dark red fruit at first, softening up with air. Not too much tannin but with a long finish. Had this at a friend’s house, accused her of holding out on us! Just delicious!

We loved this! Spicy dark red fruit at first, softening up with air. Not too much tannin but with a long finish. Had this at a friend’s house, accused her of holding out on us! Just delicious!

Dec 18th, 2017
Jason and Jennie

Integrated tannins. Mellow

Integrated tannins. Mellow

Sep 6th, 2016