Josh Eichorn

9.9

A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — 2 years ago

Michael Lavely

9.0

I have been drinking this for years and each year it has different notes. Great wine, great buy. — 5 years ago

Jonathan Bensick

9.1

Back to the Santa Ynez! — 5 years ago

Peter Valkenburg

9.7

It was te Grenache !
But awesome !!! — 7 years ago

Lynton lee

9.1

2015 with roast chicken. Best Chardonnay in awhile. — 8 years ago

Richard Sohn

8.9

Well-rounded. — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.3

Deep purplish ruby red. A bit of heat on the nose with dark berries. Moderate plus tannins (7.5/10) and medium plus bodied. More integrated on the palate than the Clone 6. Solid dark berries, black cherries and a little black fruits on the palate. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2028. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Color: Pale white / tinge of yellow

Aroma: Petrol, freshness, crisp, grass, meadows, what you would imagine gushing river water to smell like

Tasting notes: Asian pear, slight cheddar, sweet leaves

Texture: Laced with silk, rich, creamy, comforting, mouth hug

— 2 years ago

Emily Anderson

9.2

Beautiful Chardonnay! — 4 years ago

Mark Turner

8.9

Fruit forward Malbec. Earthy with some plumb and red fruit. Not much going on mid palate but finish was earthy, with a little spice and tobacco. — 5 years ago

Emily Steedman

9.4

Beautiful wine for a beautiful day in Napa — 6 years ago

Éléonore Côté-Yeung

9.1

Délicieux, tres fort en bulles, s'évapore en bouche. — 7 years ago

David L

9.5

12’ Alexana Revana Vineyard Block 8 . The very best five barrels each year. 11 months in barrel, additional 14 months in bottle before release.

A complete waste if you don’t decant this for two hours. Gorgeous color. Nose- Dried flowers & hint of spearmint. Palate- Dark raspberries, dark stone fruits, spices, black pepper. Touch of cola.
Moderate acidity. This would benefit with a little more age. @Martin G Rivard Santa with another delivery to my door. Can’t thank you enough. Love you buddy! — 9 years ago

Gregory Fulchiero

9.1

Drank like a Zinfandel with high alcohol, candied, fruit, and medium plus tannins. Hard to identify thIs as Cabernet despite the phenomenal pedigree — 3 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.7

Tasted twice! Blend of 71% Cab Sauv, 8% Cab Franc, 9% Petit Verdot, 11% Merlot & 1% Malbec, deep Ruby with aromas of ripe berry fruits, tobacco, herbs and licorice. On the palate black cherry, raspberry and blackberry flavors with espresso, mocha, oak and earthy tobacco notes. Well balanced, great mouthfeel, medium acidity, fine ripe silky tannins, long finish ending with fruit, cedar and toasty spice! Very Nice! Will age well for another decade! — 4 years ago

Marc Melser

9.4

We had the 2013 Vintage on 5/2-3/21. This was a terrific full bodied, well balanced wine. Tastes of blackberry, plum, kirsch and vanilla on the palate. The tannins were smoothed out. A great example of the Napa floor. — 5 years ago

Kevin Brown

9.0

Delicious — 6 years ago

Misha Ko

9.2

Very good and balanced — 7 years ago

Joe Lyons

9.1

Each bottle is better than the one before. Great spice , earth tones and fruit! — 9 years ago

with Michelle

Chris MacLean

9.2

Sturdy champagne for food. Less acidic and more structured than I remember (had this about two years ago as well.) Really good stuff. — 9 years ago

with Marta, Federico and 1 other