Ashley Rapolla

9.4

Silky and med boldness — 5 years ago

Pat Carroll

9.7

A new favorite. Great tobacco and spice flavors play off the blackberry. Medium body, very low acid. — 7 years ago

Bren Depr

8.9

Fresh and juicy Chardonnay. Lemon is the dominant flavor. Good stuff. — 7 years ago

Paul J

9.2

Came in 2nd in a little wine tasting I conducted! Nice nose and very refined. Good cherry and plum flavors, but lacked depth and boldness. Not bad, but expected more at this price range. Actually think this would be better if you Pnp versus decanting for an hour. Wish it showed better. — 8 years ago

Phil

9.3

My wife calls it "breakfast wine." Stephen Clarke liked it. It's complex. — 9 years ago

Eric

9.0

Really nice for a 20 year old cab! Black cherry and graphite. Tannic with a long finish. Slightly sour for my palate or would have rated higher. Plenty of tread left too! — 9 years ago

Cory Fierro

9.0

Some petrol on the nose, lime skin and lime pith and lime zest and even more lime on the palate. The alcohol is hidden well here with some bright acidity and a decently long finish. — 10 years ago

with Liz and Holly

Nick

9.4

Nice sb. No green or piss du chat! — 10 years ago

Jocholla

8.9

Light strawberry, creamy yeast. Just a touch of pink. Solid sparkler — 10 years ago

Eric Miquelon

9.3

Tasted twice with consistent notes. Winner for sure. — 10 years ago

Dave Mills

9.8

Wine tasteng — 11 years ago

Ben Lankester

9.0

Crisp, clear, peachy — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

8.9

A study and functional heavyweight - bramble on and on. Nice thick mouthfeel with enough articulate acid to be nuanced. Solid value at 13$...Kisela, of course — 7 years ago

gypsy vigil

8.9

As usually happens in life we sometimes have great surprises... this guy is a prime example of that..an increadable value coming out of the great down under. Dark plum acetone and spice to the nose. Slightly sweet plum dark fruit followed by licorice spice pepper to the palate. Nice mouthfeel but a bit watery on the back end. Velvety tannins and a med plus finish. A very enjoyable experience at an amazing value. — 7 years ago

Billy L.

8.9

Ok with steak, not in Glaetzer Amon RA league for Barossa Shiraz; took a flyer. — 8 years ago

Louise Perold

9.8

Omg good smooth spice ... — 9 years ago

Patrick Kelly

9.0

Really nice wine with a distinct Rutherford taste. God balance and nice acidity with oak, cherry and licorice — 9 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Nice cherry bouquet. Very balanced and pleasant. Hold its taste for the whole barbecue dinner. Great value! 2010 — 10 years ago

Lewis Murray

9.4

Lovely fruits to start and beautiful tannic and raspberry finish. — 10 years ago

Alexis Zahoudanis

9.0

Sorry couldn't remember all the notes. But remembered it was pretty darn good. — 10 years ago

Dan Fehr

9.2

Age was there but still very fresh and herbaceous- nice surprise! — 10 years ago

with Diane

Mike Mayer

9.5

Upfront confession. This is my absolute most favorite winery in Napa. The Clarke family are super people (not to mention Spencer and Amizetta are from Texas). This wine is a beautiful deep ruby leaning almost to purple in color. Great hints of dark fruit, baking spices, cedar and leather on the nose. On the palate there are fantastic flavors of blueberries, black plums, dark cherries, cocoa and dark chocolate. The tannins are fully ripe and sweet. A very balanced wine with a long fruity finish. On top of making great wines they have an unparalleled view of Lake Hennessey from their outdoors tasting area. The only thing that would make this wine better is if I was sitting there enjoying it with the Clarke’s. — 6 years ago

with Lisa

Aaron Kramer

8.9

This is a 50 50 blend of Syrah and mourvedre, the latter of which was added because it doesn't ripen as quickly, a problem the growers ran into growing Syrah on their soil.

It's a very dark, opaque, purple wine. The aroma is full, raspberry, tar, rose petals, vanilla. It's really tasty, chalky and b vitamins (which I like), bright, broad tannins (if that's a thing).
— 7 years ago

Peter Radics

9.3

Smooth, a hint of dark cherries. Delicious! — 8 years ago

Casey Stringer

9.5

Go Pack Go! — 8 years ago

Todd Larsen

9.0

A little harder because it was with food (paired great with the grilled chicken, Cesar salad, and artichoke) and chocolate (another good pairing). Oaky on the nose and palate, but in a good way. Cherry. — 9 years ago

Jiga Hitorn

9.3

The elusive Dave Clarke. Excellent wine. Shame he's left Burgundy. — 9 years ago

Marshall Todd Herron DPM

10

Welcome to Dr Todd's Wine Bar once again. Tonight we are tasting Elizabeth and Clarke Swanson's 2002 Alexis from Oakville Estates in Napa Valley. It is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. The cork has a 3mm ring that is well defined. The legs are 4 seconds. The boquet is that of ripe plums. the initial palate is blackberry currant. There is no tanic boquet or taste. The finish is minimally dry, spicy and tantelizing tonthe roof of the mouth. The middle edges of the toungue are tingling. This is very very very good wine!!! I will try and contact the wine makers and order a case of this beautiful wine! Its most likely not available... — 10 years ago

Dennis Kellison

9.1

Cedar, cassis, blueberry, heavy berries. More than an everyday red — 10 years ago

John Grigg

9.0

I'm quite satisfied with this wine. The smooth combination of fresh fruit flavorers, enhanced by seasoned plums and a hint of passion fruit, help to create a wine that can be enjoyed at many different types of social gatherings. All in all I am suitably impressed with this Shiraz. — 10 years ago