David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Bruce Phillips and his wife were pouring their 2021. Talked w/ him at length. Very nice couple.

The 2021 showed well young with room for improving with 10-25 years in bottle and beyond. It showed some evolution, wasn’t all primary. Elegant, very well balanced with excellent structure and finish. Drink 2033-45 properly stored.

The general Napa consensus on 2022 vintage will be a story of did you pick before or after the 6 days of extreme heat during the harvest window. One producer told me his would add 5% of 2023 to some of his 2022’s, which is allowed. He mentioned that he was going to add 15%. But, I think he just misspoke? Get ready for an amazing 2023 vintage from Napa. It was a cooler, not hot-hot, which was a near perfect growing season for long slow even ripening. Some say a vintage of a lifetime and others would only say exceptional.

The Saturday-Sunday Pavilion tasting at Pebble Beach Food & Wine is an excellent four hours to taste a lot wine, taste curated dishes from chefs from all over the country and meet the people behind the bottle. These short ribs were one of the top two or three things I tasted at the Pavilion Saturday. — 20 days ago

David Kline

9.1

Cola brown with limited hairdo. Disembodied flying bubble-eye pops to galactic swirl and water Buffalo horns in a crescent then ghost trail. Gingerbread cupcake intro sports chunks of candied ginger and a ginseng twang surfing a graham cracker and date aspect. Nice bitter cinnamon bite to start the palate. Allspice and saffron bring their bitter sweets turning trick to treat and brown sugar mixes it up with spiced tea to bring it all home. Pumpkin is very prominent here, to appease the complainers, which is nice! Stop the bellyaching! .
#rogue #roguebrewing #roguebrewery #pumpkinbeer #roguepumpkin #roguepumpkinpatchale #dareriskdream #rogueales #newportOR #orbeer #roguedotcom — 3 years ago

with Courtney

Rich Lownes

10

Just great juice. 2014 vintage still with plenty of fruit left. Just drinking very nicely right now. Lighter Burgundian style. Will be hard to find but get some if you can!😎 — 5 years ago

Carolyn Herlihy

9.0

Produced from patches of zin vineyards. Smooth, light, flavorful. Still tasted great 3 days after opening. — 5 months ago

with John

Ron R

9.3

Boozy hump day and this doesn’t suck!
A beauty of a Syrah. None of the pepper and olive notes, just fruit and and glorious structure. Smooth, yet textured. Overall, so well balanced. First time trying this, and it won’t be the last.
Hillstone, Park Ave, NYC. — a year ago

Andy Hock

9.1

Leather, prune, spice. Light body and mild tannin. 2000 drinking well in 2020. Elegant — 3 years ago

Carolyn Herlihy

8.9

Needed to breathe, but it was delicious. Paired well with bunless burgers, pesto pasta and sweet potato fries. — 9 months ago

with John and Fahmeen

Scott Soren

9.5

Opaque and lively. Nose jumped out like an angry beast. Still a little young and tannic. Black fruit with a nice density. Long finish and surprisingly lower alcohol at 14.5%. Will develop nicely as time goes on. — 3 years ago

M Rosow

9.9

Great everyday wine — 3 years ago

Ron R

9.3

One of our fave Napa cabs. Also, no longer produced...
It’s begun to decay, so drink up if you have em. Lovely oak treatment, and ethereal balance. — 4 years ago

with Anne-marie and Mo