Mimi Parisay

9.0

So good! Just as great as the day at the winery. #Santa Barbara vaca — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

The Backus Vineyard is on a steep hillside in the low end of the Vaca mountains...across from Rudd Vineyards and Screaming Eagle. It's a blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot & 1% Malbec. Tonight, it's showing elegant evolution. The tannins are about at the halfway point in their evolution. It has a slightly jammy character. The fruits are; ripe to dry blackberries, spiced plum, dark cherries, touch of blueberries, black raspberries & raspberries come on late, coffee grounds, spice-box, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, mocha chocolate, a nice woody barrel toast comes through mid palate, black licorice anise, dry stems, black tea, dry florals & fresh violets, dry hay, rich semi-sweet black earth, dry crush brown volcanic rocks and the acidity is perfect. The wine is in a good place tonight with a 3 hour decant. The structure, balance, length and finish are outstanding. The finish goes on and on. It's; ruby, lush, thick, round, elegant with just the right amount of spice and earth. The first bottle in a set of three. I would have the next bottle in 5-8 years. Guessing, the last bottle in another 3-7 years depending on the showing of the second bottle. Sweet dark cassis nectar. — 8 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.4

Wow 2013 Alexander Valley store bought WineWorks Marlton for 23.98 is Fabulous ! In Strathmere on Vaca! This's is the Best of what Sebastiani has done is Incredible. Great mouth feel, soft tannin. Black fruit jump out of the glass! Another WOW 94+ this Restaurant under pressure is Awesome when busy! CB 94+ — 9 years ago

with Karen

Leslie Bartos

9.0

sulky and shutdown even with a decent decant. will wait a couple of years until it's back to its lively usual self. 2001 vintage on 5/15/16 at Vaca. — 9 years ago

with Tony

Betsy Kitchens

9.2

Picked this up in route to RR vaca. One that both Betsy and mike agree on (rare!) — 10 years ago

Erika B

9.4

Muy fresco y ligero ideal para cena tranquila — 10 years ago

Jeanine Littrel

9.6

Fav I could find since back from Italy vaca — 10 years ago

Rob Mondavi

Owner/President of Winemaking Folio Fine Wine Partners

9.6

From the Montsant producer ever. This family has heart and the land and the wine. Solid berry and earth structure is perfect. The earth there is kinda like the super hot Vaca range area of napa at the trail and Oakville cross. — 11 years ago

Corinne Smith

9.7

Beautiful bold blend with legs — 12 years ago

Heather Dyarmett

9.6

Had this on vaca. Great bottle of wine! Target and Trader Joe's both carry — 13 years ago

Diêgo Martins

9.0

Adoro o cheiro cítrico e de maçã desse #vinhoverde. Fácil de beber, mas bem complexo na boca. Secura tranquila. — 8 years ago

with Nathalie

Richard Adams

9.2

Crisp lively CDP blanc for vaca in Grenada. White peach and citrus zest. — 8 years ago

with Ksenia

Qian Qian Tang

9.0

Sam's bday — 8 years ago

Erika B

9.0

Muy ligerito bueno para una cena tranquila o comida dominguera — 9 years ago

Sal Pineda

9.5

Had it at vaca. Excellent! — 9 years ago

Brian Thompson

Sales & Marketing Krupp Brothers Winery, Stagecoach Vineyard

8.9

Great choice on a 90 degree day. Citrus, green apple and lots of minerality. — 10 years ago

Erika B

9.1

Muy ligerito, bueno para cena o comida tranquila. — 10 years ago

Marcial Sanchez Elia

9.1

Fresco, complejo, elegante! — 10 years ago

Purple Wine Company

10

Avalon celebrates the world’s most popular grape, Cabernet Sauvignon. Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from grapes grown in selected sub-appellations within this world famous growing region.

Rutherford AVA: Producing world renown Cabernet for over a century, this distinct terroir reflects the legendary “Rutherford Dust” and adds a powerful elegance and complexity to the wine.

Atlas Peak AVA: Classic Napa mountain fruit. Temperatures tend to be about 10 degrees cooler than the valley floor. This allows for longer hang time and flavor development that adds concentration and complexity to the wine.

Chiles Valley District: Nestled in the Vaca Mountains on the northeast side of Napa Valley, this appellation has a warmer climate than other portions of Napa Valley and adds lush, rich fruit flavors and velvety tannins.

Coombsville AVA: A newly designated AVA, Coombsville has moderate temperatures and a long slow growing season. These vineyards provide excellent structure and mouth feel, along with underlying layers of earth and mineral flavors. — 11 years ago

Fernando Garcia

9.6

Pujol con César, Vaca, Pioja, Sharis, La Maruch. — 12 years ago

Paul T HB

9.6

Good stuff, should of taken this on vaca, — 8 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.0

Heavy cherry, licorice and baking spice. Nice vaca bottle — 8 years ago

with Chad

ecrum

9.9

Last-day-of-vaca wine 😎 — 9 years ago

with Krss119

Adam Wills

9.0

Definitely on vaca with the pre 5pm cheeky tequila soda. — 9 years ago

Jono Riehlman

9.3

Killer wine. Love the Portuguese wines Bodega produces. Smooth tannins with rich varietal expression. Dorothy (the owner/winemaer) has crafted this wine in true Portuguese style from Cali fruit. Big props. — 9 years ago

Carlos Perez-Abreu

9.3

Goes great w vaca frita de pollo and Maza real!! — 10 years ago

with Eduardo and Ana

Daniel Rodriguez

9.7

Big, bold, spicy, and tannic blend of Grenache, Tempranillo, and Mourvèdre. Bit of tobacco, ripe dark fruit, baking spices and cocoa. One of my favorite red blends! — 10 years ago

Mike Anderson

Owner/Winemaker for MTGA Wines

9.5

As soon as I write a blog post about why I'm not the biggest fan of Napa Cab I start finding a few I love. Coincidence? I think not. — 10 years ago

Gayla Underkoffler

9.6

This was delicious. Dove right onto it first nite of vaca,not giving it enough time to open but one it did pow! — 11 years ago

Alfredo Baena Cejudo

9.7

La Vaca Argentina
— 12 years ago