Black Swift Vineyards

Orin Swift

Mercury Head Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Always nice with food. — 5 months ago

Anthony, Shay and 2 others liked this

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

[Tasted on March 19, 2026 at Home]

Blackberry and black cherry fruit, with vanilla, chocolate and licorice notes. Plush wine which has aged well.
— 7 months ago

Orin Swift

Broken Record Sparkling White Blend

Tasteful and delicious — 4 years ago

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Mostly black fruits, full bodied with cedar, leather, sweet spices & tobacco — 9 months ago

Jan, Jonathan and 7 others liked this

Casella Wines

The Black Stump Durif Shiraz 2024

What’s Durif? Loved the combo with Australian Shiraz. Red and blackberry and cherry with a touch of oak and smoke. This was quite the fruit bomb with mild tannins and medium body. Please sir. . . I want some more. — 9 months ago

Château Gruaud Larose

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 1983

Great vintage for GL that was fresh & drinking beautifully at 41 yrs showing red & black fruit, earth, cedar, leather with sweet, savory spice & cigar box — 2 years ago

Ira, Juan and 11 others liked this

Pierre Gonon

Saint-Joseph Syrah

TONS of black olives with their brine! A bit of fruit and spice hidden underneath and sneaky tannins — 5 years ago

Ira liked this

Château Latour

Premier Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Loren Grossman
9.3

Absolutely delicious if atypical. Deep blood orange, black cherry, graphite, elegant and the definition of finesse. Lavender and resolved tannins. A wonderful wine. — 6 years ago

Jimmy, Alex and 9 others liked this

Black Stallion Estate Winery

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Jim
9.4

Costco $19.88, wow, pleasantly surprised. Buy more. — 8 years ago

Cupcake Vineyards

Black Forest California Decadent Red Blend 2014

2014 vintage. Surprisingly well balanced for such an inexpensive wine. Fairly tannic with luscious dark berry/cherry notes and quite a bit of spice. Long and lovely finish. Good value red blend. — 9 years ago

Wynns Coonawarra Estate

Black Label Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Delicious, drinking beautifully. — 12 years ago

Margaux Kugelman
with Margaux
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Dunn Vineyards

Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

I’ll just commence this tasting note to see if it is accepted. Dense Ruby in colour. Blackcurrant and tobacco notes - ripe blue and black fruits - luscious texture. Anytime I’ve had a Napa (or Washington State) Cabernet I have always been impressed - probably better than most good Aussie Cabernets (and more expensive). Has a good future but irresistible right now. Have the last bottle in a year or two. Interestingly reverse osmosis was used to reduce the alcohol. Now at 13.9%. — 6 months ago

Jeroen, "Odedi" and 12 others liked this
Jose Lorenzo

Jose Lorenzo

One of the finest California vineyards. Especially to sit on for a while. Cheers
Joshua Fisher

Joshua Fisher Influencer Badge

This is a top producer for Napa Valley.

Château Pontet-Canet

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2008

Still youthful showing red & black fruits, cedar, leather, graphite, spice & tobacco — 8 months ago

David, Dave and 17 others liked this
"Odedi"

"Odedi" Influencer Badge

Nice age here

The Prisoner Wine Company

The Prisoner Napa Valley Zinfandel Blend 2016

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Strong nose of black fruits with cedar, vanilla, leather, spices, earth, chocolates and black pepper.

Full-bodied with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with black currants, black plums, blackberries, cooked cherries, light green vegetables, spices, pencil lead and peppercorn.

Long finish with soft tannins and tangy cherries.

This 10 year old red blend from California is still drinking beautifully. Complex and interesting. Nice to see that it aged nicely.

Showing slight RS on the palate, but I can live with that.

Easy drinking and good by itself as a sipping wine.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Charbono.

15.2% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$60.
— 9 months ago

Andrew, Ted and 9 others liked this
Dick Schinkel

Dick Schinkel

Big Cheers dear Winefriend 👌🍷

Marchesi Antinori

Tignanello Toscana Super Tuscan Blend 2004

plush plummy fruit. Rounded with black cherry and soft precision. Lovely — 10 months ago

Paul WoollsAra Aslanian
with Paul and Ara
Tom, Jay and 4 others liked this

Stella Rosa

IL Conte Black (L'Originale) Semi Sweet Red Blend

Fruity, bubbly/fuzzy, sweet. Always have it in hand — 4 years ago

Produttori del Barbaresco

Barbaresco Nebbiolo

2016. Red and black fruit with firm tannins. More of a traditionalist style but very approachable now. Rich. A lot of body without being heavy. — 6 years ago

Domaine Jamet

Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2007

Le Parc at Les Crayeres in Reims. Deep dark ruby color, opaque. Wild nose with notes of black cherry, violets, menthol, slate stone and some mocha. Very perfumed. Rich and silky in the mouth. Tannins integrated. This is ready for consumption. — 8 years ago

Shay, Hermes and 17 others liked this

Trader Moon

Moon X Black Pinot Noir 2016

Slightly too sweet, and I like it! — 8 years ago

Paul liked this

Black ink

California Red Blend

Super easy to drink! Will be finishing this bottle tonight. Or at least I wouldn't be surprised if I did. It's not over powering or spicy. Just very very light, a tad sweet, and a tiny sweet finish. — 11 years ago

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1988

More of a suave & polished version of LB that is showing well at 38 yrs. Notes of red & black fruits, spice box, earth, cedar, floral, leather & tobacco — 6 months ago

Rob, Tom and 8 others liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Youthful, structured with red & black fruits, currant, cedar, spice & tobacco — 7 months ago

Joel, Tom and 10 others liked this

Château Mouton Rothschild

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Deep cherry red. Oak+ vanilla clove nutmeg. Black currant++ blueberry black cherry and berry. Leather+ meat. Elegancy more than complexity. It changed a lot over time. 30 min the started feeling the value of this. Compared with the last one, it has big potential, though it has already been ready to drink, since it is 2017 vintage. Fruitiness M Sweetness M+ Acidity M Silky Tannin M+ Bitterness M Body M++ Finish M++ 13.5% Château Mouton Rothschild Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 17 @110000, AD, 250226 — 8 months ago

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Château Pichon-Longueville Baron

Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

Presented to me double-blind. The wine pours a deep garnet with an opaque core and some rim variation; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and signs of sediment. On the nose the wine is vinous with notes of cassis, blackberry, black plum, tobacco, menthol, leather, and mix of cool and warm spices. On the palate the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is really delicious.

Initial conclusions: this could be a Cabernet Sauvignon based blend or other Bordeaux-styled blend or a Tempranillo based blend from the United States, France or Spain. This saw French oak so I eliminated Spain. I thought the fruit was outshining the structure…so I liked the USA over France. And, based off the appearance, I thought this probably had 30+ years of age. Final conclusion: this is a Cabernet Sauvignon based blend from the United States, from California, Napa, Rutherford; 1994. Ugh…the 1990 vintage in Bordeaux has bit me twice now recently. Really awesome stuff! Drink now through 2040+.
— 9 months ago

Jan, Pooneet and 20 others liked this

Orin Swift

Palermo Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

2022. Too much ripe fruit flavors when opened, but after about an hour the flavors balanced out quite a bit (though it never really had a lot of acidity or tannins). Paired well with a salty crusty rib roast. — 10 months ago

Doug, Severn and 4 others liked this

Gnarly Head

Limited Release Authentic Black Red Blend 2018

I think it’s a great day drinker — 5 years ago

TwiLea Fletcher
with TwiLea

Orin Swift

Broken Record Sparkling White Blend

Amazing! So many complex and delicious flavors! — 6 years ago

Gnarly Head

1924 Limited Edition Double Black Lodi Red Blend

Really enjoyable, easy drinking red table blend; paired well with delicious homemade steak quesadillas! — 8 years ago

Chuck
with Chuck
Jesse liked this

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

La Chapelle Hermitage Syrah 2003

Cherries, blackberries, macerated raspberries and slight smoke, with present tannins, yet ultra smooth. Wonderful finish. Very mild, but boasts a red and black rush of berries, all while completely mellow. Masterful. — 10 years ago

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