Rob Mullen

9.3

Not their best vintage, but well balanced and a solid effort. I should have had some steak tonight... A pleasant amount of tannin, and a healthy (?) load of tobacco on the nose. — 8 years ago

Gretchen Rogers

9.2

Edna Valley Chardonnay at its finest.
Balanced-Smooth-mellowed acidity but still very brightest. Naturally fermented and aged in concrete. Round-luscious-rich. I'm cooking up a whole branzino in my wood Fired oven. This will pair perfectly. — 8 years ago

Ron R

9.4

Incredible, but I must say that this needs more time!
On the nose, blueberries, blackberries, and the textbook Cos Indian spice signature.
Palette is toasty, with ripe tannins. Beautiful weight and sensuality, with pristine acidity. It's immature, and therefore needs a lot of breathing space, if you pop the cork now. A super effort, with an excellent trajectory. — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

gregory castells

President Martine's Wines

9.7

2001 out of magnum, despite the vines being still young( they replanted in the mid 90's) this is a superb effort and at a really good place right now — 10 years ago

Zach Cherry

Account Manager Worldwide Wine & Spirits

9.4

Truly a great effort. I was shocked to see a "lowly" 9.0 from pros on this wine. I'm generally a hard mark for Napa, and I think this one of the most victorious of the vintage (2012)! If you want to convert Caymus drinkers to cult TRB styles, this is the wine. Young and undeveloped, but quite an exciting wine to pop early. Full of vibrant red and dark fruit, fig, tar, spice, cedar and subtle, sticky, sappy tannins. Comes off a bit hot, I'd guess around 15% or more ABV, no matter what the label claims. Exciting and spontaneous as youth, to be truly enjoyed hot and young. — 10 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.3

Another example of extra ordinary wine RIC Forman knocks it put of the park with an amazing effort in a difficult vintage. Totally mature bit clearly can go for a few more years but drank amazing and went well with 50 day old dry shed rib eye. Yum. — 10 years ago

CK Vong

9.0

2009. Nice effort of Two Hands. Not a Syrah but rather an elegant Shiraz. Absolutely not that monster barossa nose. Round, rich not fat, red fruits r there to add decency. Spiciness comes from the alcohol not the juice. Buy. — 11 years ago

ESF

9.0

Very solid effort, great extraction without being over the top: extremely dark & dense, stunning purity of fruit - big time spice accented black cherry, some cola & sassafras and other secondary aromas. Great weight and lingered well on finish. — 8 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.0

Solid effort. Shows the balance of the 2008 vintage. — 9 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

The oak is strong on this one. Seems more youthful than one usually finds these. Rich blackberry & tobacco notes, but the American oak is front and center in all of the dill and vanilla you need. Hold or decant these. — 9 years ago

Michael Horkay

9.6

There are people who will never taste this or any other verset since his last vintage was a decade ago. This is wine... Most of what else is just rated hyped bullspit. This wine got better and better over four hours and showed the bountiful blue and black fruit the region is known for. This wine has a smoky tint to it that underpinned everything.... This is a majestic effort that will love another 20 years'm — 10 years ago

Chip Cook

9.1

Excellent example of Napa Cab. Dark purple center with short watery meniscus. Fresh cut oak plank, orange blossom, dark plumb, raisin, vanilla, tobacco and tar. Tannic plus which required 2 hours decanting. Med acidity and long finish. — 10 years ago

Doug Sayed

9.1

Highly structured but Delicious effort. Lots of structure, but with time on the glass or decanter, this is a very good wine. Give it some time and enjoy at your leisure. Tasty, but stout. — 10 years ago

Michael Horkay

8.9

Floral and mature. Unlike the 90 I'd drink this now as I think it's starting to head south but still should last another ten years. Soft evolved nice of spices and plums. Lovely effort. — 10 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.4

2006 at home. Great effort in a tough year. Lots of red berries after 11 years. Le Moine rocks does this guy ever make a bad wine ?? — 8 years ago

Neal Schaffer

9.1

@delectable This is a Texan, not a Californian; Texas High Plains AVA to be exact. I'm speechless after this effort... insane character and uniqueness. Has it's own definitive style without losing the soul of Sauvignon Blanc. This is straight up radiating with energy.

My girl wanted in on this review. She's got a way with words that is one in a million 😜 So, here is our combined effort:

"Now featuring: The Green Elixir. Wisps of kiwi swiftly enter the nasal passage on command. Over-ripened sweet cantaloupe charges through leaping over fresh Bosc pears. Similar to walking through a field of freshly cut grass on a midsummer Sunday morning. Upon walking through the renewed grass, you will come across loamy soil, enveloped with sandy silt. Dandelions magically pop up along the adventurous route dancing lazily in the breeze.

Taste consistently bathes, not lingers, but bathes on the palate. Anyone ever kiss a lime rind? Experience it now with The Green Elixir. Sour, yet makes you yearn for more. Granny Smith apples frolic throughout the tastebuds. Heading towards the end of our adventure, straw begins to make an appearance and wants to join in the fun. At the peak of the completion of our endeavor, a special herb comes out to play. Lemon Basil pleasantly surprises you to make sure your finale is more than grand.

*Medium-plus acidity and Medium-minus body

💚🍏🍐🍈🥝🌿🌳🥂"

@Dana Dungan You're are truly one in a million. PIC all the way.

@nakedwines @texas
— 8 years ago

with Dana

David Annis

9.0

This is interesting to me. I've had a few vintages of this merlot and enjoyed them all. Even though this is a Michel Rolland styled effort, it shows as an unmistakably new world merlot. Lots of plum and blueberry, very little of the restraint you'd see in a right bank Bordeaux. — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.3

I really like it when I get recos from fellow oenophiles which turn out to be spot on - @Jörgen Lindström Carlvik, take a bow.

In the glass, the wine appears to be very extracted, which I find is a pleasant first indicator. The wine coats the glass, demanding your attention.

The nose is pristine, yet urgent. Cigar notes, cherries and dark fruits are perfectly integrated.

On the palette, I'm in raptures. This is a seamless example which is tight, compact and dense. It has a viscous mouthfeel, finishing with polished tannins and a touch of sweetness.

This is a brilliant effort, which is begging for bottle age. Thanks to Jorgen, I've finally found a Sangiovese which does not require me to sell my house to buy a bottle (you get my point).

Paired with my own Sheppards pie (made from scratch). Don't hate the player, hate the game! — 10 years ago

Justin Brilman

9.4

This is a wine I can get excited about. Layers and layers of depth, coombsville fruit so a little softer but this wine just wowed me. Great effort. — 10 years ago

Atul Vashistha

9.0

What a nice rich surprise! 2010 vintage — 10 years ago