Ruud Verhagen

9.4

...drink this and keep the 2010 stored for a while! 2009 is fun to smell, swallow and drink. Great coconut (Bounty) nose with dill, leather and tobacco. Great taste of fruit and caramel, polished tannins and nice acidity. Superb
old style Rioja! — 5 years ago

Mike

9.4

Another quality find from the Bounty Hunter. Smoke, rocks, dark cherries and a whole lot of Cabernet goodness. — 6 years ago

Mike

9.3

#ENOUGHSAID — 6 years ago

Pat Viser

9.1

Shared with Kinsey’s, Camus’ and Storer’s during bird hunt weekend. Company and wine superior!! — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

On the nose, bold, ripe fruits of; blackberries, boysenberries, huckleberries, blueberries, dark cherries & black plum. Warm baking baking spices, mocha, light caramel, black cherry liqueur notes, rich dark soils, perfumed violets & lilacs. The body is round and full with powdery tannins. The fruits sing on the palate. There is waves of fruit, earth and florals that swirl and dance across your palette. The fruits are ripe, sweet and lush; blackberries, boysenberries, huckleberries, blueberries, dark cherries, black plum with juicy strawberries coming on strong at the mid palate. Black cherry cola/licorice, vanilla, light caramel, mocha, semi-sweet loamy dry soils, just a touch of crushed rock powder, soft spice-box, fresh tobacco leaf, perfumed violets & lilacs, round, rich, palate raining acidity and finish that is simply long, well balanced with perfect structure/length/tension and above all beautiful and elegant. It just swirls and dances endlessly & gloriously in the mouth. What mouth harmony! Photos of, vines in Stags Leap, Charles Hendricks, ripe fruit for the picking and one of mine and Charles favorite paintings. Producer notes and history...Charles Hendricks is one of the best Winemakers in Napa Valley. He is well grounded in the science of winemaking. As a 1982 UC Davis viticulture graduate, Charles was able to tailor his own curriculum, and was one of the earliest to integrate winemaking and viticulture course work. Having knowledge of both viticulture and enology forms the bases for well-rounded winemaking under varying circumstances; this is the making of a great Winemaker & consultant. His greatest gift is the ability to make wines the are elegant, beautiful and smooth young but will age effortlessly. Charles Hendricks sees himself as an assistant to the natural bounty of the vineyards. Using his knowledge and experience to guide and coax the very best from the wine grapes. Charles believes in minimal intervention in the wine cellar, but knows that if we leave nature completely on it own, we would be in the vinegar business! To quote him, “It is a wonderful game of hide and seek that we play with Mother Nature…It is natures glory to conceal, and the winemakers glory to reveal, to discover and to persuade the grapes to unveil their highest potential, It is the playfulness of guessing when and how much to step in, that is at the heart of the winemakers’ task." So true in his case. Charles makes his own label wines only when he has the very best of fruit. He is also is the Winemaker for Hope & Grace and until recently was the Winemaker for; Regusci, James Cole and T-Vine. In previous years, he's worked with; Viader, Barnett Vineyards & Paoletti Vineyards. He is truly a gifted Winemaker. If you are able, seek out and try his Henrick's Cabernet & Santa Lucia Pinot Noir, you absolutely won't regret it! @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher — 8 years ago

Sherry Scheinman

10

Gift from restaurant owners’s bounty forced to close due to Covid. Label actually says red table wine — 5 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

One of my last remaining 2010 CdP’s...from back when I was exploring the region. I’ve since only focused on a few specific producers but Marcoux is one that still has some of my attention...mostly because it’s hard to deny that it’s really good wine. This bottle seemed a touch reductive at first but that blew off with some time and what emerged was a bounty of brambles, sandalwood, garrigue, Twin Bing, some sediment...actually a lot of sediment. The tannins weren’t very obvious at first but after a couple of hours, the tannin monster showed up in full force. For whatever reason, this has happened to me on occasion with top wines from CdP and Gigondas. Not sure what causes that. Anyway, based off this experience, I would have to say that these still have quite a bit of life in them. In the same breath, however, I would exercise caution as I’ve witnessed too many Grenache based wines not age as gracefully. — 6 years ago

Carol Kellett

9.2

pretty tasty w/steak and mushrooms — 7 years ago

Jon Pharris

9.0

From Bounty Hunter. Had with smoked leg of lamb. — 8 years ago

Eric

9.4

Mid level Cab from the Bounty Hunter in downtown Napa. Complexity all around. Nose is simmering raspberry jam, cinnamon, and coffee. Layered palate with semi-tart red jammy fruit, chocolate, earth, and leather. Massively tannic finish. Well worth the release price. If you haven't been, it's a great place to kick off or finish a day in Napa. Their BBQ is some of the best around. — 8 years ago

Wade Caldwell

8.9

Nice Pinot that should go well with our farmers market bounty - baby eggplant, basil, tomatoes and ground beef. Light and dry with a moderate tartness, light to medium fruit and a nice finish. — 9 years ago

Ashley Bothman

9.5

From bounty hunter, drank on 3 year anniversary ! — 10 years ago

with Andrew

John Rutherford

9.8

Full-bodied, rich and viscous – filling the mouth with juicy, sweet black currant and incense along with hints of dark cherry supported by a bounty of toasty oak. This is big and extracted yet maintains a silky smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel. The finish benefits from polished, fully-integrated tannin. — 10 years ago

with David

Peter Sultan

9.3

A summer day with friends spent near Red Hook, NY, harvesting the great bounty there. I forgot to snap a photo of bottle so had to rely on Delectable. This Huet Is generous young, given its rs I imagine. All about texture & balance, & that precision chenin blanc flavor ( as opposed to a broader profile with Chenins lower on totem pole). Enjoyed with roasted Sashito peppers, local sausage to start, then local beef burgers & rock fish cooked ‘en papillot’ w a cayenne butter sauce. Then off for a few swims in the local lake. — 5 years ago

with Owen

Mike

9.2

A long two weeks forging our new “frontier” deserves this aptly named drop of gorgeous grape juice. Blackberry jam and tobacco with some pepper. #VAMOS — 6 years ago

WineMascot

9.0

RGS for Bounty Hunter fans, touch of oak and power. — 7 years ago

Severn Goodwin

8.9

Some nights, simple is best.
I have always had a soft spot for blueberry-style wines, so this Mead based version is hitting my palate just great. Good acidity from the berries, beautiful and lightly translucent ruby color, pefect balance on the honey side, sweetness is just noticable. — 8 years ago

David Hale Smith

8.9

Bold enough to make me happy with all the rustic bounty that Chef Morningstar has to offer. — 9 years ago

with Julia

David Wanek

9.6

I'm a sucker for some Dr Crane — 10 years ago

Erik Michielsen

9.0

On a hot summer night [cue Sammy Hagar] this guy benefitted from some cooling before releasing its dark fruit bounty. — 10 years ago

with Debbie