Paul K

9.2

8 hours open in bottle with a glass poured. Still very young, but great fruit and much promise! — 3 months ago

Chris S.

9.0

Nicole gave it a 9, me and 8.5. Nice cab, slightly strong finish. — 4 months ago

Norman Gennaro

9.1

Thought this was going to have more punch to it. Might have kept it too long but it wasn’t browning or any lightness in color. Just a bit flat. — 5 months ago

Michael Chelus

9.2

Pear, lemon curd, slate, peach, Granny Smith apple and hints of petrol. Bold acidity and great minerality. — 8 months ago

Vino Joe

8.9

Was hoping to like this but it was a solid if unmemorable CA Cab. Nothing much to say which is all I have to say…. — 3 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Cliff Lede Vineyard Valentines Day Dinner in their tank room. Fun party and generous pours.

2019 FEL pinot gris
2012 FEL pinot,  savoy vineyard
2019 FEL chardonnay, savoy vineyard
2008 Cliff Lede songbook cab..Stunning!!
2018 Cliff Lede poetry cab..Must try!!!
2018 Cliff Lede cab sav, Beckstoffer To Kalon

HORS D'OEUVRES
Oyster on the 1/2 shell, cheese puff, stuffed mushrooms
FIRST COURSE
butter lettuce salad with lobster
SECOND COURSE
carnaroli risotto & mushrooms
MAIN COURSE
black Angus tenderloin, bone marrow, potato
DESSERT
warm chocolate cake, port soaked cherries — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Tobin Trevarthen

9.2

Dark Ruby. Lovely aromatics, violets, roses, flower garden that blossomed into a nice layered flavor trove of chocolate dipped cherry and toasted cinnamon stick. Perfect compliment to a NY Strip. — 6 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.2

2004 tasting great. Black currant with soft tones of mineral/earth/wet stone. — 7 years ago

Michael Smith

10

Woohoo!!! Super velvet...best cab I've had in a long time for $30. Smooth throughout would highly recommend. — 11 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on January 18, 2024 at Luogo in Nashville with Jay]

Pomegranate, red currant and açaí fruit, with licorice. Nicely balanced. — 3 months ago

Kyle Volluz

9.3

This is a holiday treat! Wonderful tannins with notes of vanilla perhaps for good measure. — 4 months ago

Anthony Pro

9.3

Has a lot going on. Opened this vintage a couple years ago but it has since evolved. Complex yet delicate. — 4 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.6

An absolutely alluring nose with cloves, spice, dried meat and a trace of pepper. Barely medium weight on the palate. Barb loved it for that. Very different to Barossa or McLaren Vale Shiraz. Without a doubt the best Shiraz Viognier blend in Australia although Yarra Yering Dry Red No. 2 (with a few other Rhone varieties in the blend) would give it a run for its money. Really very good with a few years to go but pretty much at its peak. — 6 months ago

Cristine Wood

9.0

Light bodied. Dark fruit notes. Coffee finish — 10 months ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.2

v19. Lucious. Creme brûlée nose. Creamy tropical fruit. Full bodied alley finish. Nicely balanced. — 3 years ago

Mary C

9.3

2018… delicious — 3 years ago

web bond

9.0

Bottled: May 2017
Disgorged: August 2019

Good wine, but needs more time en tirage. — 5 years ago

Martin Sher

9.3

Young and promising. — 7 years ago

Patrick Ayotte

9.1

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) — 10 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.1

Whenever I'm looking for my California Cabernet fruit basket. Love this stuff. — 11 years ago

Federico Politi

10

Mamma mia … — 3 months ago

Paul J

9.7

Great wines for Family Christmas and New Year’s Eve!! No formal notes but rated appropriately. — 4 months ago

with Brooke

J Choi

9.6

Friendsgiving. Magnum. Old Napa! 27 years. Loved it — 5 months ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.4

Revisiting the Daou flagship. ‘20 vintage. Very mellow tannins. Smooth and silky with concentrated fruit. Dense, and long finish. Delicious. B55 treat. — 8 months ago

Andrew Baird

8.9

Dark cherry and chocolate for days. Smoother as it opens up. — 10 months ago

Neil Blaze

8.9

If I had rated this one the night I opened it, I would have given it a slightly lower score. At first, I caught aromas of leather and meat drippings and flavors of sundried tomatoes. A couple of nights later, the wine had opened up nicely and had more floral and spice aromas and flavors of red berries and earth. Needless to say, an interesting wine, indeed. And from the Canary Islands! Huh. 90% Listan Negro, 10% Castellana Negra. 9/1/22. — 3 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.3

Blackberry, Cherry, mountain wildflowers. Diamond Mtn fruit. — 4 years ago

Steve S.

9.3

Darkest ruby red color. Full of black currants, black berries, dark red cherries and plums. Hints of chocolate and burned wood. — 5 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

Nice wine. It came to the party wearing a backpack, glasses and a hat with a mosquito net. — 7 years ago

with Jade and Paul

Marcia Robinson

9.4

Very creamy - had at Barbuto — 11 years ago