Michael Amoruso

9.3

Lovely balance, acid and power. Black olives, cocoa and some coffee along with black cherry. — 8 years ago

Matthew Taylor

9.2

Back to school special! Waiting for the sliders to finish grilling off the egg and we will be set. Nice strong tannins balanced with that deep cherry. Will go better with the food as it is a beefy merlot... The way Merlot should be.
As expected, the meat balances the strength of this wine. It aged well over 10 years holding the fruit and gaining depth of tannins. — 9 years ago

Sarah

9.1

Sweet not heavy cherry flavor — 9 years ago

Jenny Hemmer

9.1

Still seems like a baby but opened up nicely. Dark cherry & blackberry, cigar, cedar & a little cocoa on the finish. — 9 years ago

with Brad

Kathryn Bernhard-Brizzee

9.3

2010 vintage - Intense black cherry, pepper and cassis on the nose with luscious blackberry and mocha flavors. Spicy, complex and terrific! — 10 years ago

Peter Meyer

9.1

Very nice blend taste of cherry — 11 years ago

Scott Spangler

9.7

Deep black cherry, touch of licorice, light cedar on the nose. Medium tannins. — 12 years ago

Dustin Alexander

8.9

Subtle cherry and other fruit flavor. light to medium, good with soft cheese. — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

A rich deep Ruby red with aromas of dark berry fruit, and rustic spices. The 100% Pinot Noir wine was aged on French oak for 14 months, (35% new) before bottling in December 2015. On the palate, the wine was medium+ in weight and shows sweet cherry, plum and blackberry. The Pinot had velvet tannins encircled by lively acidity and a touch of pepper and gentle oak giving the wine tremendous depth and balance. An elegant wine that with great length on the finish. Extraordinary! Only 828 cases were produced! — 9 years ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Very good but I'd like to see (my broken record wants) a bit more flavor depth, and a little less soft cherry on the close. Then again I'm getting greatness on the nose, so maybe this will improve. — 9 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.1

Savoury and rounded Riesling but still dry acidity. — 10 years ago

V M

9.4

Big brooding nose of dark cherry, burnt balsam wood and bourbon. Big wine that needs more time as the tannins still block out some of the nuance. I think this will get a lot better. All the components are there — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

From the walluke slope 70 merlot 15 Cabernet Sauvignon and 13 Cabernet franc 2 petit Verdot. Stone tree vineyard, sweet tobacco spice dark cherry red currant berry fruit fine tannins with lovely freshness notes of olive and floral loamy earth notes. Most excellent — 12 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

Lots of black fruit - cherry, plum, blackberry. Violet and spice. M+ acid and tannin. M body. — 8 years ago

kasimir bujak

9.0

aromas of cedar, earth, cinammon,
flavors show huge rusty red fruit, candied cherry, little earth. cab with real character. — 9 years ago

Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

9.3

Cherry Dr Pepper on the nose, moving to raspberry, white pepper on attack, shifting down to red plum on the mid and finish. Perfect balance of FTAA.
— 9 years ago

with Audra

Mike Mayer

9.0

Beautiful deep ruby red in the glass. Dark cherry and baking spice on the nose. Great notes of cherry, plum, and spice on the palate with subtle but silky tannins. Excellent wine from a neat winery in Napa. — 9 years ago

with Lisa

Heather Felton

9.0

Stir crazy at home on a wintry weekend night. I enjoy the cherry, toasty oak flavor of this merlot. — 10 years ago

John W

10

Nose of cherry and red berries, spice and plums. On the palate initial notes of cherry, plum and earthy tones. Long finish includes hints of chocolate. Purchased at Bella winery. — 12 years ago

Lee Ann Rose

9.8

Blackberry. Cherry. Toasted Vanilla — 12 years ago