American Pioneer Wine Growers

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

We had the 2012 Vintage on 7/12-13/25. With 13 Years of aging, all the tannins have been smoothed out. Tastes of blueberry, plum, leather and spice. Medium to full bodied. Still fruit forward. Very good — 14 days ago

Jordan Vineyard & Winery

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Amazing nose, deep color, perfect with Bison! — 18 days ago

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Daou Vineyards

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Perch restaurant with the sisters. Light yet full of flavor - delish — 24 days ago

Ariadne Swichtenberg
with Ariadne

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2002

Lalo jaime diego orlando adolfo MAGNUM — 2 months ago

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Belle Glos

Meiomi Pinot Noir

Heavy Pinot noir than expected but welcomed on the pallet. Fragrant and enjoyable to the tip of the nose. Full bodied. — 2 months ago

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Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Jan A
9.5

Really looked forward to this one, but a little bit too rich to warrant higher score. Missing the acidity/tension a bit.
Edit: and it was served too warm..
— 3 months ago

Stef, Roman and 19 others liked this

Corison

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Such a solid rich and elegant wine. Paired with squab. Velvet and deep purple fruits — 3 months ago

Dave liked this

Apothic

Winemaker's Blend California Zinfandel Blend 2013

I asked for a jammy red and that’s what this is !! Not super into these “commercialized” wines, but it does the job for easy drinking. Yum — 5 months ago

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Mount Veeder Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Comfortable. Not overly complex, but has that “Napa” taste that we do enjoy. After a couple nights of items of great European wine, time to try domestic. — 7 months ago

Vanessa, Ron and 2 others liked this

Josh Cellars

Cabernet Sauvignon

Fairly serious Cab for the money; characteristic dark fruits - black currant in particular, good structure with balanced acidity, some menthol notes — 7 months ago

Austin Hope

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Birthday wine — 5 days ago

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Kosta Browne

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2022

Rich cocoa and cedar over raspberry, cola, and black cherry. Flavorful and smooth. — 15 days ago

Seghesio Family Vineyards

Sonoma County Zinfandel 2023

More tame fruiter notes than other American Zinfandels — a month ago

Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 1986

Still young. Years to go ! — a month ago

J. Lohr

Seven Oaks Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2033

Ron
9.2

Goes well with sweet potato chips, lol — 2 months ago

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Ridge Vineyards

Lytton Springs Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel Blend 2022

Lovely with a long decant — 2 months ago

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Kosta Browne

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2021

2021 vintage. Pleasant throughout and hit plenty of notes without screeching. The KB style has changed in the last few years. Gone are the mega-extracted pinots altho those are still around and holding up in the cellars/secondary market. Those older wines were a 10 on the volume scale. The last few vintages are closer to a 5. That said, this should hold up and develop nicely for a decade+ without issues. Those that don't think you can drink CA pinot noir over 4-5 years old are in for quite the surprise with quality producers. 04.18.25. — 3 months ago

Ted, David and 12 others liked this

Pine Ridge Vineyards

Clarksburg Chenin Blanc + Viognier Blend

Really good and smooth. Very drinkable with or without food — 5 months ago

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

I was surprised it was in a clear glass bottle. Still very young but surprisingly light. Very vanilla with fresh cherry’s. Not a big Cabernet at all. — 7 months ago

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Michael David Winery

Petite Petit Lodi Petite Sirah Petit Verdot 2021

Ming L
9.0

Dismissed by many as too jammy or too ripe, I’ve always thought this is the fun bottling. This ‘21 is no exception. Beneath the slightly over extracted ripe dark fruits lies quite complex aromas and flavors of figs, sweet spices, dark chocolate, smoke meat, and hint of balsamic. Rich palate but not overbearing. In a good vintage like ‘21, this can benefit for 5-8 years of bottle age.
My guilty pleasure.
— 8 months ago

Tom, Bob and 1 other liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Three Valleys Sonoma County Zinfandel Blend

Can’t go wrong with Ridge — 18 days ago

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Belle Glos

Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Simply delectable. Such a full flavor and on the dry end for a Pinot noir. My wife and I loved — 22 days ago

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2014

Lyle Fass
9.2

It’s got that CA profile. Dusty earth and tooti frooti but also has some good spice. But yea, that CA profile. Elegant, sweet and balanced. Not big but small and pure. Nice. — a month ago

Jonathan, Scott@Mister and 5 others liked this

Duckhorn Vineyards

Napa Valley Merlot 2022

Delicious.. Nice and balanced very approachable with nice tannins. — 2 months ago

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Quintessa

Rutherford Red Blend 2012

9.0 3rd night — 2 months ago

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Belle Glos

Las Alturas Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

This is amazing we have had this several times always amazing! — 3 months ago

Blake Gifford
with Blake

Far Niente Winery

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

New vintage for me. This estate Cab always delivers, even on what some may call off vintages. — 5 months ago

Andrew, Ted and 7 others liked this

Francis Ford Coppola Winery

Diamond Collection Black Label Claret California Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

No detailed notes. Just a good drink now budget Cabernet from California which drinks to its price point. Blackberry and dark chocolate. A Coppola movie has more complexity 😎 — 6 months ago

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Funny 😄
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@Bob McDonald, did you catch the vintage?

Carnivor

California Cabernet Sauvignon

Had this Cab at the Morgan's and really enjoyed it — 8 years ago