Alexandre Pagliano

9.4

Dark rubi robe, almost no signs of aging, very delicate nose of dark fruits and blackcurrant, very light on its feet with really velvety tannins, fresh, medium to long length. A delight and much better than early tastings were telling. This is great now but really no rush. Better than most 2000s. Recommended !!!! — 7 years ago

with Adriana

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

I was going to say what a great early drinker this is and then I looked at my previous note and I said it all! These are so tasty, the only downside of this wine is that there is never enough. — 7 years ago

Matti Jokelainen

9.2

Lots of red and dark berries, dusty earth and very fine tannins. Balanced with good acidity. With air very pure cherry gets center stage. Absolutely great bit feminine Rancia entering it's early drinking window. Worked the treat with grilled iberico. — 7 years ago

Seth Morgen Long

Broker • Arterberry Maresh / Winemaker • Morgen Long

9.1

Pretty red fruits, subtle florals, multi-dimensional, quasi Burgundian elegance early out of the decanter, beautiful with food. And then, it transitions into a rather one dimensional wine, backwards and salty, with green meaty spice after an hour or two. — 8 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.3

13.6% alc.

Super expressive fruits at this early point that almost is too much/overpowering for the supple and elegant structure of this wine.

While still utterly pleasing I could wish for more tannins and "frame work" here and hope this will gain better balance as the fruit mellows down a bit. — 8 years ago

with Kurt-Inge

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

2015 vintage. Apricot, pear and Apple. A bit of minerality. — 9 years ago

Megan Wolleben

9.5

Differently delicious — 10 years ago

Tom Kelleher

9.0

Little early but still very delicious. — 10 years ago

Stuart Gregor

9.6

Superb but opened maybe a decade early. Perfect Barolo — 11 years ago

Kai Wright

9.0

Drank it way too early, obviously, and it was tight as a result. But still lots going on--dark fruit prominent, already some cedar and earthy notes coming. (2011 vintage) — 11 years ago

Eddy Mendez

10

Pretty darn good showing with tons of dark cab goodness and and nice structure early on but as it warmed from cellar temperature and opened the richness of the fruit started to outweigh the acidity and tannin structure. I guess it's a matter of what you want from a Cabernet. The 'Old World' Brother In Law and the rest of his loyal crew who value smoothness over all else thought it was "like buttah". I had to side with the spacewrangler. While this wine was not over the top or over extracted it left me wanting more structure. — 13 years ago

Ryan Gunter

9.2

2016 tasted 1/2019. Rich golden yellow. Beautiful floral and honeyed yellow apple aromas. Full bodied with palate of ripe apple and a nice thread of acidity. Very pleasant. Virginia should be growing less Viognier and more petit manseng. — 7 years ago

Jihye Tahk

9.1

Drank too early. Beautiful VA — 8 years ago

Sameer Singh

9.5

Beautiful. Early, fruit well integrated tannins. — 8 years ago

Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.5

Absolutely delicious. Not super complex, but very easy to drink and enjoy, even at this very early stage. A terrific bottle of the 2009. — 8 years ago

George Yasutake

9.4

A little too early for my taste but 10000 times better than the pinot. — 9 years ago

with Mitch

Michael Genn

9.3

Took a really long time to open up, but ended up being pretty damn good. Not as good as some late 80s/early 90s Dunns I've had though. — 9 years ago

Justin Smith

10

2016 came early and its stunning. — 10 years ago

Robert Lim

8.9

A bit early into its drinking age, but any wine that can stand up to a fresh tomato soup is an easy pairing wine for sure. Strawberry peeking out of acid and structure with some herbal aromatics. 2014 vintage — 10 years ago

Erich Broksas

Early Mountain Vineyards

9.2

Never gets old seeing @earlymountain on a wine list. Our Pinot Gris is a great value. — 11 years ago

Kristina Hayden Bustamante

9.4

This is a wine that can be cellared for years to come. We opened it a little early but still a real treat. Straight garnet in color, burnt Carmel and sugar, black tea , a light eucalyptus perhaps and black tar on the nose.
There is luxardo cherry and cassis or kirsch element to the flavor. Great wine. — 12 years ago

Patrick Derdeyn

9.3

From a vintage that generally drinks well at this early stage. This is showing everything its got even without much secondary development. — 7 years ago

Bob Lieber

9.0

Beautiful wine. Garrique on the nose, tarry touches on the palate. Perhaps a bit early to drink. Still plenty of smooth tannins and lots of time to develop further. — 7 years ago

Bill Bender

9.3

After a spirited tussle between myself and the Durand vs a dry and crumbly cork I was able to double decant this and segregate away the remnants of floating debris. I was immediately struck by the bouquet which was unmistakably borne from Cabernet Franc (and I believe this blend is less than 10%). It was a positive sign. The wine is completely intact and boasts ample fruit albeit waning acidity. Simple Concord grape, bruised black plum and sweet oak flavors are holding on 2 hours in. This has some time left, but not much. This is a testament to Opus One quality in the early days (I believe this was the 3rd or 4th vintage) and while I think the ‘87-‘97 era was their best, this is an profound example of an exemplary wine at age 37! — 7 years ago

Bob Yoon

9.5

Might have opened this 2-3 years too early. Opened it on the advice of a former distributor of this wine and the fact that it was poorly stored before I came across it. Drank over three days. Still a fantastic reminder of how great and complex a Napa Cab can be. This is also the last of my Krannert wines if that means anything to anyone. @Jacob Emberton, CSW — 8 years ago

Logan Allin

9.4

Still too early, tight, took 75 mins for it to even start softening. Incredible wine and amazing potential, will pick up more! — 9 years ago

Matthew Beckman

9.4

Needed a lot of air. Opened for quite rich but really good after slow ox 7 hrs early and splash double decant. One of the better pairings I've had in a while with ribs off green egg. Awesome pairing. — 10 years ago

Michael Wangbickler CWE DipWSET

President Drink Local Wine Inc, Educator Discover Wine & Spirits Academy

8.9

Really pretty. #wbc15 — 10 years ago

Mary Miller

9.6

Excellent taste! — 10 years ago

Brian Bell

9.0

Way too early to open, but it's Christmas, so why not. — 11 years ago