Tyler Felous

9.2

Nose is huge right off the bat. Tannic on open, really started showing at the 4hr mark. Enjoyed this, but nothing so notable to make me want to buy again. — 2 years ago

Michelle M

9.4

Blackberry bramble, baked black cherry and plum, hints of maraschino, mint and menthol, bell pepper and geranium, cedar, tobacco, and bakers vanilla with whiffs of aged leather jacket on the nose. Blackberry, cherry, juicy raspberry, vanilla extract and weak black tea on the palate with a medium heavy body but a medium short finish. Overall a great wine for pumpkin pie brunch on Christmas morning (no it’s not too early). Merry Christmas! — 4 years ago

JJ Collins

10

Bold. Beautiful. Delicious. — 5 years ago

Lorry Henny

9.0

A very pleasant well balanced wine that displays subtle fruit and mild tannins.
— 5 years ago

Sam Hara

8.9

A bit earthy for my taste — 6 years ago

with Rachel

Justin Clement

9.0

Crisp, velvety refreshing — 7 years ago

Bassel Sommelier

9.0

Lovely bouquet of scents, very soft tannins, needs a bit of time to open up, a great ambassador of South African wines — 7 years ago

Sean

9.2

Drank it with a French guy who said it was great. Good enough for me! — 3 years ago

Greg Piretti

9.1

Fresh, Fun, Different. Not your typical California wine. A cool fun blend. — 4 years ago

with Nataly

Kelley Raymond

9.2

Really enjoyed the balance of fruit and oak - good for a cooler day when you still want a white. Not ideal summer drinking wine — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

This is a nice and light Cabernet Franc from Virginia. Showing red and blue fruits with earth, honeysuckle, chocolates, oak, vegetables and spices.

Light ruby in color with medium intensity.

Very pretty nose, sweet and flowery.

Medium bodied with medium acidity.

Good right out of the bottle., light and airy. Would be nice to revisit it in a couple of years.

A good food wine that I paired with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses olive crackers.

12% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$28. — 5 years ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

V16. Smokey, toasty, soft nose. Juicy black berry fruit. Slightly tart, earth and oak finish. Well balanced. — 6 years ago

Casey Stringer

9.7

I’ve sort of lost my detectable mojo, but this was worth sharing. Wow. Great Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. !!!! — 7 years ago

Regina Martin

9.3

Good! O's special — 8 years ago

Donald Williams

9.1

Very nice, unexpectedly for its age. — 3 years ago

with Bonnie

Shay A

9.2

My experience with South African red wines is limited, but I’ve enjoyed some Meerlust reds and a few other random bottles. I have to say, while this wasn’t a revelation, it is the best South African wine I’ve had to date.

This was a bottle opened blind for a few people. Oddly enough, there were similarities to this and a 2013 Almaviva…a burnt rubber/tire note on the nose alongside a vegetal/herbal pronounced note on the nose. Tangy/sour black cherries, red currant and red licorice too. Mostly red and black underripe fruit dominant. Even a bit of tar. This drinks like a chinon mixed with a lean vintage Bordeaux…the spice and vegetal flair is there next to the lightweight mid palate from a cooler Bordeaux vintage. A blend of five “noble varietals” in honor of Bordeaux, this was a unique wine that had people guessing from all over the world. After 1-2hrs of air from
bottle, it was balanced/integrated and ready to roll. I’d enjoy these sooner rather than later. — 4 years ago

Andrew Belzer

9.1

Going through our 2014 Designate Pinots looking for a special library selection for upcoming Tower Club allotments! Earth, raspberry, sage, star anise, cedar, gram, caramel. lengthy tannins — 5 years ago

Kobus Theron

9.6

One of my all time favourites. Good with any red meat. — 6 years ago

Bob Colman

9.0

Dumb to start with but as it list it’s chill it opened up to become a soft peach, textural, tongue wrapping delight. — 7 years ago

Michael Mathews

9.3

Gorgeous Pinot!!! Fantesca - one of our favorites. Brought this reserve from our cellar for dinner with friends tonight!! Fruit but big tobacco, dark cherry and black pepper. Soft and elegant finish!! Simply Devine. — 8 years ago

with Jeff, PJ and 5 others