Kevin Dale

9.5

Great wine. Fresh out the magnum ready to drink. — 5 days ago

Jan de Weerd

9.2

Had to get in the zone as I will have dinner with our Napa Valley Aficionado this week 😊. High quality wine. Just wasn’t able to explore it. Stayed very tight and the oak was hiding (I think) some very promising vibrant fruit. — 3 months ago

with Tammy

Blair Campomizzi

9.4

Dark fruit flavors with some nice floral notes on the nose. Still young but totally drinkable now. — 6 months ago

with Marilea

Jody Scharf

9.7

Delicious, dark cherries abound, acid holds on to your mouth... not sure peaking now but close.. — 2 months ago

Chris Spencer

9.1

Outstanding Cabernet. Paired well with dark chocolate mousse. — 4 months ago

with Erik

Blair Campomizzi

9.4

Exceptional. Plum, blackberry and a touch of licorice. Great drinking right now but would be outrageous in 8-10 yrs. — 6 months ago

with Marilea

Shay A

9.5

I brought this to a big 2012 retrospective tasting of Napa Cabernet but wasn’t able to stop by my offsite in time to get a ‘12.

Cork came out terribly. Double decanted 30-45 mins. 100% Cabernet. Sporting a deep purple color even at 15yrs. Just shy of explosive aromatics…ripe red and black fruits, mocha, cocoa powder. Sheer To-Kalon power on the palate with the velvet glove approach…layered dark fruits, black currant, cassis, charcoal and graphite. Mid-palate here has great depth and the finish is beautiful. This has evolved wonderfully. Pop now but no rush. — 7 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Worth a check in at 10 years. Always an outstanding nose. Needed hours of air and still pretty shy, fruit in particular is closed. Paired with NY strip tonight. Have half a case left of this vintage and will check in again in a couple years. — 2 months ago

Daniel Ciolek

8.9

Nice - not spectacular. Shy nose of candied cherries and earth. A little tight on opening - fully expressive in about 3 hours. Palate of raspberries, candied cherries, mossy undergrowth and minerals, rounded out by a kick of clove spiciness. Tannins were grippy but not overwhelming. — 5 months ago

Ruud Verhagen

9.2

98+ RP, 96 VINOUS. High scores for this wine. It’s elegant with dark cherry and some soft tannins. Spicy herbs, licorice, leather, black tea, ash/tar and lavender. I found the wine a little shy and not giving enough for such high scores. Maybe it needs more cellartime….
For now 92+ — 7 months ago