Nick Brandon

9.1

Deep, but undiscernable fruity characteristics on the nose.
Plummy, jammy notes and very drinkable. Full-bodied and spicy. Some dark chocolate notes, too.

Paired with wild grains, sauteéd greens, and baked salmon filets. — 5 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland

9.0

A fantastic day in Santa Clara! Enjoying this wonderful wine with lunch before seeing the Rolling Stones at Levi Stadium.. A blueberry dark cherry on the nose. The dark fruits, floral and spice burst in the mouth lingering with cassis, chocolate and vanilla notes. Medium finish and a beautiful dark purple color. — 7 years ago

with Franca and Jill

Ming L

8.9

The Clark & Telephone Vineyard PN gave me a long lasting impression, and this Las Alturas is very similar in style in its richness and intensity.

Ripe plum, blackberry jam, eucalyptus, fig, black tea, and Chinese medicinal herbs bursting on the nose. Palate has more texture and a more elegant feel with dark chocolate and spice. Firm and a bit dusty tannins. This tastes more like a blend of Zinfandel and Cab. Nice! But again this is not the type of PN I like. — 8 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.2

Muted nose until about 30 mins in decanter when it started showing aromas of dark chocolate, blackberry and at 16 years a leathery note. On the palate there is sweet blackberry fruit and some aniseed notes Even though from a cooler vintage this is a muscular Wine. Perfect balance between the fruit and the oak with the Fruit gaining the ascendancy. Another 5 to 10 years of cellaring easily achievable. — 8 years ago

Carrie Groff

10

Has a coffee aroma with a hint of chocolate. Delicious Pinotage. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

Ruby blackberries, blueberries, large presence of liquid violets, mint black cherries, soft warm spices, light crush rocks, plum, silky dusty tannins, dark powered chocolate with a richer leaner style for MollyDooker. — 9 years ago

Austin Beeman

9.5

Very young - this is wine for the cellar. Dark spice, hints of green herbs. The nose is like walking into a Chinese herb shop. Crushed chalk. Plum skins. Texture is very smooth with deep hints of baking chocolate dusting. This is quite the thoroughbred Cabernet: Elegant, Pure, Pristine, and Powerful. $175 at winery. — 11 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.6

Ripe fig, chocolate and black dirt. Reminds me of quintarelli Amarone with 15 years age — 11 years ago

Bob Busch

9.6

Variety of aromas that include black fruits, olive, and tobacco. In the mouth this Chilean Cab is ripe, tannic, and fun. Flavors include raspberry, herbs from the kitchen, chocolate, and spiced. The finish is firm and long. This wine is enormously endowed. — 11 years ago

with Winston, Gary and 4 others

Jerry Nowicki

9.4

Smooth and rich flavors of chocolate and a slight hint of tobacco. — 6 years ago

Dan Cobb

9.5

Decanted 1 hr. 2001 vintage. Still had decent fruit. Dark chocolate on the nose. Had lost some of its structure and tannins. Very good pairing with the steaks tonight. w Michelle Carr — 6 years ago

Patrick Devine

9.2

Great for dessert, chocolate. Somewhat sweet. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.8

A treat. Dark in color, slightly cloudy. A powerful nose with dark, very mouton fruit. Incredibly aromatic, blackcurrant, mint,graphite, dried herbs, eucalyptus. The palate is extraordinary. So dense and powerful for a wine of almost 70 years. Dark fruit with a savory undertow- leather, thyme, sour cherry, dark chocolate. Really precise flavors and long. After an hour or two in glass there’s notes of coconut and soft wood. Extraordinary. Clearly there’s a lot of age on this but the sheer quality makes for a really dynamic wine. An exceptional bottle, and a teal treat. — 8 years ago

with Howard, Tony and 1 other

Ro Rich

8.9

Like this better than the 2015 — 8 years ago

Brett Pinkin

9.5

Always a winner :) — 9 years ago

Keinan Ashkenazi

9.2

Big Cab! Wonderful spice and some chocolate mix. — 10 years ago

Nicholas Stoeberl

10

A Birthday Delicacy — 11 years ago

Monica Lo

9.1

Like drinking chocolate — 11 years ago

Miranda Morris

9.5

This is my go to red blend, that's very affordable! It's rich, velvety, with a chocolate undertone. A tad sweet, but very delicious! — 12 years ago

Julie Gorsline Perry

10

Black cherry and spice with a chocolate finish — 6 years ago

Guillermo Gonzalez

9.1

Blue fruits, touch of cedar on nose. Big with plums and dark chocolate. Bordeaux on steroids, 15.3% ABV! Had with rib eye and wedge salad. — 6 years ago

Adam Eagan

9.3

Pretty young Napa cab. Blackberry, espresso, chocolate, good acidity and chewy tannin. Maybe not quite a “value” cab at $100, but definitely delicious now with potential. — 7 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.2

2015 bottling. I don’t really drink stuff like this much anymore but this was very well made and delicious. — 8 years ago

Nerd_Emperor

9.8

This absolutely has to be the best Cab Sauv I've ever had!!!! I love a great fruit forward red. It's a smidge dry to me but 14.3 % ABV makes up for that. I'm currently pairing with some General Tso's and I'm in love!!!!! 💓 — 8 years ago

Taylor Adams

9.6

2013 still young and will age beautifully. Ripe tannins, perfect acidity. Blackberry, cherries, some blueberry, even some cocoa/baking chocolate. Amazing wine. — 9 years ago

Patrick Younkins

9.2

Sweet and a good mouth feel. You can taste the berries and chocolate. — 10 years ago

Kyo Jin

9.3

Great cedar and cassis nose with a matching palate. Persistent without being boring. Earthiness coming out after an hour to balance chocolate covered berries. — 10 years ago

Carl B

9.1

Smooth and silky. Great Cab. Chocolate and vanilla. Not overly complex or oaky. — 11 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.2

Violet color with exuberant dark fruit, white pepper, roasted meat, and hints of olive tapenade and eucalyptus aromas. On the palate, it's full bodied and ripe with very good acidity, soft well integrated tannins, and luscious blackberry, black cherry, plum, bittersweet chocolate, and spice flavors. Long finish. — 11 years ago

Whitney Csik

9.7

Nose: Smokey, charcoaled meat, background of cherry and stems. A surprising minerality as well. Palate: similar charcoal meat and charcoaled red fruit, smooth finish, medium length and dark chocolate. — 12 years ago