Mike Mayer

9.6

Beautiful ruby color. Jammy hints of blueberry cobbler on the nose. Great flavors of blueberry, baking spices, fruit cobbler and mocha. Very nicely integrated with sleek tannins and mouthwatering acidity. I wish I could drink this every night! — 3 days ago

with Lisa

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.3

A great reminder that not all CDP’s are big and flashy. — 11 days ago

Jay Kline

9.5

Opened and poured into a decanter about four hours prior to service. The 2005 pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and some sediment. One the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of ripe brambles, garrigue, cool spices, leather, licorice, and espresso. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, tart and sapid. A wine of pedigree and yet, has a rusticity that gives a nod to its origin. Drink now through 2035+? — a month ago

Matt Schwabauer

9.8

A tasty chateauneuf du pape inspo bursting with ripe berry flavors, some spice and a nice medium finish. Medium complexity liquid fruit roll up; very easy drinking. — 4 days ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

Young CDF at the starting gate so long decant or wait in bottle: quite refined & elegant with no rough edges. Concentrated cassis & black cherries with garrique wildness a suggestion, not a note. Paired with Cauliflower gratin & a summer salad, & gifted by our dinner guests…. — 13 days ago

Ericsson

9.7

What a wine! Perfect garnet color. Smells of clean stables, roses, dry orange peel, herbs and stone. The wine softly coats the palate with vibrant red fruit and a symphony of acidity and balance that just envelope. Amazing wine. — 22 days ago

Tom Garland

9.1

Pop and pour. Nose of cherry, sandalwood, floral, vanilla, and dried herbs. Taste: creamy, juicy wine with cherry & strawberry, earth, baking spice, dried herbs, bacon, and a licorice finish. YUM! — a day ago

with Brenda

Anthony De Blasi

9.4

Bottle age turned this wine into a real beauty. The alcoholic heat which was initially present has mellowed down — 20 days ago

Bruce Leboff

9.3

Elegant and right in the window. Cigar box and a hint of chocolate. Well balanced and very pleasant. A tinge of dryness on the long finish. — 13 days ago

with Michael and David

Willem Booij

9.9

For me this wine was close to perfection, firing on all cilinders🥊 — a month ago