Brian S

9.3

Dried blackberry, dried blue berry, black currant, bittersweet chocolate, vanilla, jerky, white pepper, eucalyptus, untanned leather, graphite, — 7 years ago

with Ellie

Michael McNabb

9.1

‘96 bought through an auction. Always a gamble, but this was well stored. We used to buy this in our early poor days— 3 kids and one nominal salary. Nostalgic purchase that has held up remarkably well. Delicious! — 7 years ago

Kelly

9.3

One of the best whites I’ve had in a while, lots of layers. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Airport wine 🤷🏼‍♂️ As a side note, if anyone has recommendations on food or wine stops in eastern downtown San Francisco, let me know.

First time having Cade. Actually, I’ve not had any of the 3 that I’m sampling. Seeing Cade is from Howell, I figured it would be my favorite...and it was. The Raymond didn’t need much air, and the Mount Veeder would have been my favorite if the taste was as divine as the nose. This Cade needed about 20-30mins to come alive. Texture softened but those mountain tannins gave it strong backbone. Definitely black and blue fruit dominant with espresso and dark chocolate notes. Would like to try a whole bottle of this and see how it develops. — 9 years ago

Eric

9.3

Very nice middle of the road HM Cab. Warm nose with cinnamon and plums. Uber smooth palate of mature fruits. Clean finish- tannins have left the building. Drink ahora. Check out the foil @Carl Fischer. Wife opened this one. I think our spouses would get along just fine lol. — 9 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

Back home in SD for a Labor Day BBQ and this was an easy pull for ribeye. Velvet tannins overlay a focused dark blue/purple fruit array with tons of spice box and mocha, and the finish is endless. TRB definitely has skills with respect to Cab. — 10 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.1

Subdued apple-pear, relatively crisp, but with a touch of butter. I remember my first acquaintance with Blue Mountain wines was this wine probably fifteen or twenty years ago at a restaurant paired with salmon and I remember the striped labels for the reserve wines back then. Such a restrained style. I still love it. — 7 years ago

with Anita

Paul Rollett

9.0

Earthy and tons of red berry goodness. Classic pencil eraser on the nose, great Gamay! — 8 years ago

Nerd_Emperor

9.7

Sweet apple to the max! Like a liquid candy apple. I love it! — 8 years ago

Steve Parker

9.0

Fresh and well balanced. Not over worked. Lovely Chardonnay. Paired nicely with fresh pasta, Okanagan to Matt and hand peeled shrimp. — 9 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.3

Raising a glass of Washington wine in the memory of Chris Cornell tonight.... — 9 years ago

Cody Anderson

9.4

Amazing balance, huge red notes of berries and stone fruit. Deep purple with semi water ring and blue hue. I am in love with this wine ALMOST as much as I am with my wife;) and as easy as this is to drink it's difficult to believe that it's 14.8% — 9 years ago

with Roli

Stephen Jackshaw

9.3

Pure power with blue and black fruit, and a little of that herb. Stood up to bacon cheeseburger with no problems. — 10 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.3

Blue Mountain wines have always found a way to my table for the big events of my life, and tonight the Reserve Chardonnay was our choice for Christmas dinner alongside a pork loin roast adorned with apples. The oak is present in the mouthfeel, but this is by no means an oaky Chardonnay. Some whisps of lemon and the crunch of apple come through, but the sum is much more than the parts. Excellent. — 7 years ago

with Anita

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Bottle enjoyed last night. Notes are from memory today.

While 2010 is not my favorite Napa vintage, it was not bad. In many 2010’s I’ve had, the structure, texture and body are just not quite all there. However, Howell Mountain wines, for me, faired better.

There are a number of good Howell Mountain producers, Dunn being one of my favorites. I think Ladera Vineyards is one of the more underrated Howell Mountain producers. Especially, at a Costco price of around $45.

The blue fruits that shine in Howell Mountain wines are always unmistakable. Blueberries, mulberries, dark cherries, black raspberries, blackberries, raspberry cola, light spice, soft leather, saddle-wood, lavender and violets. Beautiful acidity. The structure is good. The body round and elegant. The length, tension and balance just now coming into its own. Still needs a few more years to hit its peak. The finish is soft, round, elegant and beautiful. Lasts full two minutes.

Photos of; the winery and beautiful grounds, outside terrace, special event tasting & dinning room and their Estate vines. — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.5

En Magnum. Maybe one of my favorite Cimarossa wines to date. I’ve learned that these wines need time but the ‘11 is an oddity - the first glass out of the bottle was singing. This was rich and coated the glass in dark purple. While dark black and blue fruits were front and center there were notes of dried herbs and gravel -which gave it an almost old world quality. The tannins were chewy and there was decent acidity making it a perfect match for rigatoni bolognese. — 8 years ago

Alan Doughty

9.0

Creamy notes of dill and damp earth on the nose. Well balanced and textured on the palate, with flavors of dark chocolate, mint and leather mingled with juicy redcurrant fruit. Finishes a touch leafy. — 9 years ago

Eli Barton

8.9

Quite nice, good aroma and flavor, good acidity and length. — 9 years ago

with Tim, Kenneth and 4 others

p w

9.1

delicious! — 10 years ago

Tracey LaPointe

9.0

Such a beautiful sparkling. Refined and restrained. Lovely. — 10 years ago