Cakebread Cellars

Dancing Bear Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2010

Heather Rostker

9.6

Excellent — 6 months ago

with Emmett and Brian

Brian and Bobbi Jo liked this

Melka

CJ Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Jody Scharf

9.4

look there's tons of pro notes on this wine if you care from people with a higher pay grade than me...here's mine....freakin delicious.! . — 8 months ago

Jody, Tom and 3 others liked this

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

Ericsson

9.4

So underrated and punching way above its weight class. Bit more delicate and pure than your high end Boudreaux. Perfect for seaside dinners. Great vintage too. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister, Sagee and 13 others liked this

Sagee Aran

I have 2 bottles from this vintage. Would you wait or open now?

Ericsson

Has potential for further aging but drinking great now.

Inglenook

Rubicon Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1995

Rafael Landestoy

9.6

Wow! What a beautiful wine. Wine of the night for sure. Was opened for a few hours and decanted but as good as it was it probably would have been better as a pop and pour. — 13 years ago

web bond

1994 and 1995 are arguably the 2 best vintages of the '90s decade at Rubicon and arguably the best vintages produced during Scott McLeod era.

Rafael Landestoy

And boy did it show it! Awesome bottle.

Harlan Estate

The Maiden Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

Jay Kline

8.9

Opened just prior to dinner. The 2007 pours a dark ruby/garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining and loads of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of BBQ Lay’s potato chips (fight me), prunes, dried brambles, leather, organic earth and mixed spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. It doesn’t taste like BBQ Lay’s but the fruit is definitely more of the dried/desiccated side. The finish is medium. Drink now. — 7 months ago

Douglas, Tom and 4 others liked this

Somm David T

Certainly provenance can play apart or it could be overblown for some palates. It is normally a big wine but 07 was a grand Napa vintage and should show some nice evolution by now. It is an RP 💯. So, somewhat surprising. The tasting I am doing in April all the vintages except the 94 are 💯.pointers. The 1994 recieved a 98. We’ll see.🤞

Somm David T

I should say the 07 Estate received a 💯, not The Maiden.

Jay Kline

@Somm David T I’ve had my fair share of big Cabernets but this just didn’t impress me. It was good, just not great. I didn’t expect more, I just wasn’t that taken by it. Again, might have been related to provenance but without an obvious flaw and considering the style of the wine, it might also just be how the wine is showing these days.

Blackbird Vineyards

Arise Proprietary Napa Valley Merlot Blend

Luke Gerhardy

This wine is a straight up 10/10. Can’t not recommend enough. Amazing wine. — 7 years ago

Viader

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 1997

Alan Viader

9.5

Jan. 2016...with the beautiful Delia Viader in the background! — 10 years ago

Château La Vieille Cure

Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Peter Heyboer

9.0

Wish I could decant this. Oak on the nose, but it hints at the fruit and tobacco/chocolate you're about to taste. Palate has noticeable but not assertive tannins and blends really nicely with the aforementioned flavors. Paired well with dinner but this feels like a pre-dinner sipper. Would buy again. — 7 months ago