Eric Urbani

8.9

I find most Nickle & Nickle pleasant but over-marketed. — 2 months ago

Peter Coulthard

9.5

Majestic. I really enjoy the 2021. Smooth, not too sweet, hints of vanilla and oak. Very enjoyable and easy to drink. — 2 months ago

romo

9.2

Slightly-less savory than expected for a Clary. Sprawling brambly fruit rushing into a tight finish. — 2 months ago

Karen Prettol

9.8

Really good! Fruity — 2 months ago

John Willison

9.2

Dark crushed fruit, red and black licorice, black tea and sweet berry finish. — 3 months ago

Chris Buffum

9.7

Best Pinot tonight — 4 months ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Dry Pinot indeed — 5 months ago

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. — 2 months ago

Erica Lauer Vose

8.9

A little spicy and mellow (definitely needs aeration) — 2 months ago

Caitlin

9.2

Incredible — 2 months ago

Angie Campone

9.2

Found at Chicago Firehouse Restaurant. Love this! — 3 months ago

Brandon T

9.3

Loads of red fruit but still tight even after a 3 hour decant. Still paired well with a burger!Would give it a few more years. — 3 months ago

Austin Blackwell

9.4

This was juicy but not too much of a fruit bomb. Layers of strawberries and cherries with a subtle earthiness. Mineral driven palate complemented by great fruit on the medium plus palate. 30+ second finish. Wish I had another. — 4 months ago

with Angelina

K Brooks

8.9

Delicious Cabernet Sauvignon, dark berry flavor. Wonderful accompaniment to sautéed greens and pork dumplings in chicken mushroom broth. ($24). — 2 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

This was young but lovely. Creamy, viscous, citrus zip, chamomile, spring meadow — 2 months ago

Nathan Renfro

8.9

2016 vintage. Initial taste surprised with an aged taste, and a bit of a bitter finish. Improved with air time. Primarily black cherry, with some hints of pepper, oak, leather, tobacco. Ended up being decent but initially was questionable. — 2 months ago

Paul J

9.4

1hr+ decant. This start out amazing but faded over time. Lovely dark red color with purple rims. Nose contained refined dark cherries and subtle baking spices. A nice sweetness was well balanced with the very present tannins but this fell out of balanced over time. The depth and finish were both great but also faded. Very nice wine that had so much more potential. — 3 months ago

with Brooke

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.2

Agree with previous notes here. Very nice! — 4 months ago

Robert Brown

9.1

Fantastic! — 5 months ago

with Cynthia

Craig S

9.3

This one aged well! — 5 months ago