05.28.25
Scandalous! — a year ago
2008 vintage. Had never come across the "Little Hill" until today. Light-medium body. Decanted and was fairly musty for 2-3 minutes before it started to blossom. Some blue fruit/menthol/eucalyptus throughout the experience. Demonstrative spice component on the back end. Could really only ding this on being slightly "watery" on the front palate. Otherwise, this is kicking now and has plenty of life and love to give. 5.27.23 — 3 years ago
Classic Napa...delicious — 6 years ago
With halibut cheeks, dandelion greens, sand dab fillets from west port farmers market, g-town — 6 years ago
Surprisingly good — 11 years ago
This is mountain fruit with smooth tannins for a 2010 lots of currant and cassis like fruit with dried tobacco spice very easy drinking — 12 years ago
A smooth standard — 12 years ago
Slight vanilla and crisp smell. Some pear too. Taste has some bitter and sour notes but malactic makes it a little smoother. Minerally. Better with food. Had butter garlic clams. — 13 years ago
Excellent qpr! Upon opening, it’s somewhat subdued but half an hour later, wow! What happened?! And with food, roasted red meats, hard cheeses, grilled vegetables, it really comes alive! This is as good or better than cabs costing 2-3 times as much. Great daily drinker!! — 9 months ago
Beautiful after ten years — 2 years ago
1hr plus decant. Dark red color. Cassis and dark fruit on the palate. Very sweet, like candy in a glass. Huge depth. Different style than most Napa Cabs but who doesn’t like candy! — 4 years ago
Fabulous table wine. The Australian version of The Chocolate Block. Affordable too. From Wine Rack in Belsize. — 6 years ago
I love this wine. I love this wine because it exists all the way at the 'painstakingly clean and precise' end of the skin-contact spectrum. Don't get me wrong, I love the super-natty wild and wooly and of the spectrum too. But this. This is so purely and exactly what it sets out to be. And I love it. — 9 years ago
Run, don't walk. They leave just a hint of RS. This wine could lay down for decades, but fantastic now. — 11 years ago
Very good a definite get again — 12 years ago
Really nice stuff — 13 years ago
Lovely wine but could pass for a hearty sauv blanc — 9 months ago
Classic Napa cab. Constrained fruit, mellow tannins, good structure. Beautiful cassis notes. This bottle was a gift. After looking up the prices I was pretty shocked. Totally not worth North of $150. — a year ago
Staple. Always great. — 2 years ago
Nice version of this variety. Rich grape. Quite dry and acidic on the tongue. — 5 years ago
A tropical fruit filled chilled SB with jumbo stone crab in a summer like day.
Life goes on! — 6 years ago
Smooooth.... dark, black fruit, cassis and tobacco. silky tannins to finish — 9 years ago
Bright red fruit with Blackberry tart notes and oak dry finish. — 10 years ago
Quite dark colored. Young nose with fruits, spices, fresh grass and strength can be felt. On the palate it’s balanced between the fruit flavors and the oak well integrated by the way, long finish and no heaviness. Excellent (91) — 11 years ago
Could use some more aging. More spice and more bold. Not as good as the 2010 — 12 years ago
Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7
Needs a little air, great recommendation from @Somm David T
First mag of two — 8 months ago