Tried côte à côte with the Gruaud Larose 375ml, this was a little one dimensional, primary fruit, showing more oak, think it needs another 5 years. — 9 years ago
Bought direct at winery
Full bodied
Smokey, smooth
Drying fruit, forest, black licorice dried herbs cedars oak
Lingering finish — 9 years ago
2012 was incredibly great, as always from TSG, but not the best we've had from them. Get La Difese for 2012 for 1/5 the price. — 9 years ago
Pretty good... Not too overpowering, so would go well with a variety of foods. Really like that the vineyard uses sustainable practices also! — 10 years ago
Ma(i)sonry Napa Tasting 2012 — 12 years ago
I plowed through a spicy sausage stuffed green pepper with this as a companion. Floral notes and an exotic sandlewood flavor. Finish was thin, but I'm not complaining — 8 years ago
the best wine made in my home valley. It uses the same process as Amarone but it is smoother and fresher without loosing complex structure and strong cherry and caramel — 8 years ago
What's Hungarian for "sweet but not syrupy"? — 9 years ago
A monster of a wine! This takes me back to all of the wonders of our last Paso trip. Merry Christmas, you filthy animals!!! — 9 years ago
The best Syrah I know. Grab a grilled steak and enjoy the long lasting finish. — 9 years ago
First time trying an old Felton Road and a Block 5 courtesy of Can. Forest floor, some black fruits. Great concentration with depth and intensity of flavour. Good length but never felt over-blown or heavy. Shows why this wine is an icon. 94 points — 10 years ago
Sour red cherries, wild strawberry, horse shit, mushrooms. Wild acidity. Years ahead of it. Fresh. Vital. — 8 years ago
Drinking phenomenally well. This is going to be fabulous in 5-7 years. Air helps now, give it an hour to open. — 8 years ago
Fruity Bold Plum Flavor Not for Nancy — 9 years ago
(17/20) Ароматы абрикосового конфитюра, апельсиновой цедры, лимонного мармелада. Полусладкое с относительно высоким уровнем кислотности. Достаточно лёгкое и сбалансированное десертное вино. — 9 years ago
Deep and complex with focused blue fruit, garrigue, stony and almost smoky. Beautiful complexity and definitely showing some secondary notes, but the acidity (at least of this bottle) was pretty high still and didn't start to integrate until 4 hours in the decanter. Plenty of life left to hold onto bottles for 5-10 years. — 9 years ago
This is the 1985 Napa Cab and was tasted out of 5 liter. This wine was excellent! Herbal notes with a touch of saddle. I was so surprised by how much red fruit was on the pallet with a wine this old! Amazing! — 10 years ago
Robert Rothfield
Dark fruit, long finish...will improve with a little more cellar time — 8 years ago