Brian H

8.9

Nice cab, bit underwhelming. Mostly fruit forward. Finish not the best. Mushroomy, weak tannins, tasty fruit profile. — 21 days ago

Greg Toreev

8.9

Tastes like eating honeyed pears with lemon and then licking a flag pole. Delicious. — 2 months ago

with Lizzy

Huntyr Huynh

9.5

Paid $22-23 and am happy with the taste. The label drew me in. — 3 months ago

Ira Schwartz

9.3

Like his ‘01 younger brother, a welcoming nose but with a little more red fruit and more expressive aromatics. A platoon of clean ripe fruit advances along my palate but cannot capture the flag as a wall of tannins push back. Certainly has the concentration for victory but not sure how long it will take to wear those tannins down — 3 months ago

Brandon Boesch

9.4

This wine is expressive. I read a kids book series called “a year in brambly hedge” to my children and this tastes like the pictures of mushrooms, blackberries, cherries, in their stores under the hedge. There’s also a game/olive component in the background. I like it! — a month ago

Rocky Lee Baker

8.9

2015 surprisingly agréable — 2 months ago

Jonathan Wall

9.4

Great bandwagon to jump on! Like a violet chocolate fuzzy bear. Great to go now! In fact… so good out of the gate, that instant satisfaction might be its appeal. I played with it 3 nights, and it opened a bit after an hour, but didn’t reveal much more after that ( its great already). $44 at SF Flatiron. Buy of the year. — 3 months ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Uber vintage meets Uber old school producer. Great concentration, black-almost blue color, with cassis, blackberries & some sweaty locker room & gamey notes on nose. Quite smooth & textured on palate, with the gamey ness & black fruits more pronounced. Kinda bear- like emerging from hibernation. Decanted briefly (45/60 mins) but curious how a longer decant would unspool this beast. Accompanied a roasted grapefruit whole chicken & celery salad w various oils. — 23 days ago

with Owen

Ira Schwartz

9.2

Red and black cherries welcome you along with some forest floor. This is a big boy that gets you in a bear hug and growls . Despite lots of energy, density and power there is balance. A wine that is flirting with you. The ingredients are there , how long it will take to shed its rambunctiousness , I do not know — 2 months ago

Maarten 't Hooft

9.1

Howell Mountain Cab.
Tannins have softened. There is sweetness, oak and a nice blackcurrant finish. — 3 months ago