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9.5

The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is dark, supple and super-expressive. It shows higher ripeness and a stronger oak imprint than the Cabernet Sauvignon. Even so, it has aged very well. Dark plum, espresso, licorice, sweet spice and a kiss of toasted French oak lend notable complexity throughout. In this tasting, ripeness and new oak feel accented, certainly more so than when this wine was younger. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)
— a month ago

Sam Friedland

9.1

Very pleasing. Cherries and raspberries, very smooth. Went great with couscous, a lot of veggies and merguez — a month ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.4

Nicely open. Fruity and lean. Fresh and classy. — 2 months ago

Ella Cicone

9.0

Drank on Marmon. Sat well with me and easy to drink — 2 months ago

Nicole Noakes

9.0

This was quite good, both with food and just to drink by itself. Would get again. — 2 months ago

Brian S

9.6

Love the blue red fruit with sanguine — 3 months ago

Tunc Akin

9.2

💍 shopping…. — 3 months ago

with Jennifer

Jeffrey Woo

9.2

Dark ruby hue. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, cassis, licorice, and plum. Plus body, plus tannins, plus acid. While strong, balanced, and elegant, it opens up with a soft, round palate. Exemplary Napa red. 68 Cab Sauv, 28 Merlot, 2 Cab Franc, 2 Petit Verdot. — 5 months ago

Tom Garland

9.2

1.5 hour decant(decent chunky sediment). A majestic deep purplish magenta color with a little bricking. Always have a soft spot for aged Cain Five and Chris's old school savory style(embrace a little brett!). On the nose: stunning nose of worn leather, funky wet earth, red fruit, touch of menthol, nutty. Taste: Restrained, silky, elegant, balanced wine with dusty earth, herbaceous, currants, plum, cedarwood, and peppery dark chocolate medium finish. YUM! Hitting its stride with time to go. — 8 months ago

with Brenda

Sara Knowlton

9.7

Love this wine!! — 10 years ago

Norman Gennaro

9.5

Biased but I love this wine. — a month ago

Eric Halim

9.1

Wine is full bodied, purplish. On nose its violets, black cherries, cheedar, earthy. On palate, its sweet, little spicy, i can taste the brightness from sangiovese buts its more vegal to me. The structure, merlot balanced the syrah so it does mellowed the syrah attack. Long finish, tannic, give it 1 hour decant. Best after 2028.. cheers! 🍷 — 2 months ago

Paul J

9.5

PnP. Better than the Overture in my opinion. Much deeper and more complex. Ample dark fruit with bramble and some minor CDP elements. Very deep with a medium plus finish. — 2 months ago

Ericsson

9.6

Rare sighting. Lucky to drink them side by side. Both a bit young and powerful with so much aging potential. Massetino is mostly Merlot with some Cab Franc. Masseto is all Merlot. Distinctly different though. Massetino being the more robust and Masseto being the more elegant. Then again. So much potential. — 2 months ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Cena cna ugrch — 2 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

3/2024. Good color and flavor. Very nice on the palate and finish. All caught me by surprise considering the vintage, 2012. — 3 months ago

Herb Listen

9.2

At olivine at grand Wailea March 24 — 3 months ago

Jason Case

9.8

Deep red fruit, leather, tobacco, balance completely. At peak in the glass 40mins — 6 months ago

Sean Patrick

9.6

Christmas 2023 Dinner 👌🏻 — 6 months ago

with Elizabeth and John

Norman Gennaro

9.1

Solid. Hard to score here given the night, so will defer to others but a great night. Gunja throws the the best parties. — 7 years ago

with Rich, Jason and 2 others

Veronica S

9.6

After 20 years, it still took extensive decanting to soften the initially gripping tannins. Once it did, beautiful dark fruits came through. Black currants, stewed prunes, delicious and full on the palate. Outstanding. Paired well with Brie and beef chow fun!!  — a month ago

Norman Gennaro

9.6

I’m a Tempest fan but others preferred The Bard. Young but fantastic. Could have spent more time opening but too many people for that. Magnum. — 2 months ago

Paul J

9.4

PnP. Bordeaux like with more fruit and less earth/wood. Velvety texture but lighter and thinner than expected. Wouldn’t turn down a glass. — 2 months ago

Tyler Felous

9.5

Treated to a proprietary red en mag after our tasting at Pahlmeyer. Enjoyed the 2018 better. — 2 months ago

Don Taylor

9.0

Very smooth — 2 months ago

Andrew McIntyre

9.0

Probably my favourite Bordeaux vintage but i found this a bit lacking. Still offers a fairly good QPR. Wouldnt buy it again but would drink it again 😂 — 3 months ago

Daniel veit

9.9

From magnum, this was a beautiful wine with still many more years of life ahead. Showing black currant, tobacco, dried thyme, squid ink and Chinese 5 spice. Stunner. — 3 months ago

Stacy

9.5

️ Toscana IGT Rosso (Tuscany, Italy)
✔️ 오르넬라이아의 철학을 반영한 레드 블렌딩 (메를로•까베르네쇼비뇽•산지오베제)
✔️ 오픈하자마자 젖은 흙•페퍼•오크•바닐라 향과 체리•블랙베리•플럼 향이 복합적인 레이어를 만듦
✔️ 오픈하고 1시간 뒤에 산미 섞인 향이 팡팡 터지기 때문에, 최소 30분~1시간 전에 미리 오픈하는걸 추천
✔️ 시간이 지날수록 정향•삼나무•버섯 향 섞인 미네랄리티가 잘 느껴지고, 질감도 더 부드러워짐
✔️ 적당한 산미, 약하지 않은 피니쉬, 시간이 지날수록 부드러워지는 질감까지! 가격 대비 넘 맘에 들었음
✔️ 산미 덕분에 이탈리아 음식과 페어링 하면 좋을 듯함
✔️ 3만원대 가격에 쟁여놓기 좋은 맛있는 와인

👉🏻 트리플C나 시데랄보다 가벼운 바디감과 미네랄리티를 느끼고 싶을 때 생각날, 이탈리아의 매력을 듬뿍 담은 데일리 와인 — 5 months ago

Sarah Nally

10

Absolutely fantastic blend! Full bodied, jammy, delicious! — 10 months ago

Rene O

9.3

Very rich dark berry flavor, sweeter that some cabs. — 9 years ago