Tom Casagrande

9.2

This really leans into the darker aspect of Cab. Dark cassis, loads of dark crushed stone, baker’s chocolate, dark iodiney savory notes. Intense in the mouth, but with surprisingly nice acids for its 14.9 frame. Rich, but bone dry. Still tannic, but it’s soft. — 18 days ago

with Rebecca

Ron R

9.4

You know when it’s good cos you immediately go online searching for more. This is our last bottle.
Bivio Pizzeria, Montclair. — a month ago

with Anne-marie

Mark

9.2

So smooth and approachable. Tannins and fruit are well balanced. Great nose. Great finish and lingering flavors. I really enjoy this wine, quite tasty. — 2 months ago

K L

9.3

Very good deep Rutherford flavor. Always feel like these are better left but still very good a this point. Likely would have been better decanted. — 3 days ago

with Matt

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Medium/Pale lemon color with aromas of stone fruit, floral, spice and citrus. On the palate apple, melon and peach flavors, with lemon zest, vanilla and toasty cedar notes. Nice balance with bright acidity on long creamy finish, savory with spicy rich oaky mineral ending, very nice! — 24 days ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

A property I have visited & still have in my collection.

A well made Oregon Pinot. Just moved past this extracted & slightly sweeter style. My palate just doesn’t enjoy it as much these days. — 2 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.1

Fruit forward with nice long finish. Good representation of a good Willamette valley PN — 8 days ago

Mark Mannebach

9.0

Boysenberry, chocolate, cigar with nice finish — 5 days ago

K L

9.3

Great especially with the extra time@and decanted but still not the favorite despite Oak Knoll. A bit dark maybe. — a month ago

with Matt

Jay Kline

9.3

Opened a couple hours prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1994 “Estate Reserve” pours a slightly hazy garnet color with a near opaque core and some rim variation; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated dark fruits: cassis, black cherry, green bell pepper, tobacco, potpourri, old leather bound books, beef broth, and organic dusty earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium (integrated) tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose with the addition of pomegranates. The finish is long. ABV is 12.5%!! This is about as old school as it gets and I’d be tempted to call this Left Bank Bordeaux if I was blinded. Wow. Drink now…but will probably live for another 10+ years if stored as well as this bottle (perfect). — 3 months ago