Matt Sterr

9.2

Smoked ember nose. Elegant on the palate with mild cherry with pure minerality. Well done. — 11 years ago

V M

9.5

This resembles a Pauillac more than a Napa cab sav. The nose is currant berries, truffles, soy sauce and chard cedar wood. Palate has black cherry and smokey tobacco notes with a long smoke filled finish with burn ember notes — 11 years ago

V M

9.1

This resembles a left bank cab sav dominated Bordeaux more than a napa cab. She has beautiful nuances of creme de cassis and raspberries with saddle leather and a burning ember note that screamed graves. This needs some more time to settle or lots of air. Really opened up after a couple hours of air. Blind i could mistake this for a 95 mouton — 12 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Ember smoke nose. Nice raspberry fruit on a very dry palate. Polished. — 11 years ago

Kostya Altman

9.0

Unexpected treat. Color of ember. Sweeter than I would like but excellent nevertheless. I wouldn't drink it with food. Instead, I'd start drinking right before the food is finished. — 11 years ago

V M

9.1

This wine drinks like a fine Bordeaux more than a cult Cali cab. It has a distinct burning ember note like a graves claret on the nose with tar and a hint of cedar. Black currant shows up on the palate of this big structured wine which needs lots of air or many more years in the cellar. Great wine I suspect it will get better with age — 12 years ago

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9.2

Very smooth, with lots of red fruit and some smoky ember notes in the finish. Very, very nice. — 11 years ago

V M

9.0

Would mistake this for an old world wine. Has notes like a fine graves wine including burning smokey ember and tar intermixed with cassis and plum. Fruit takes a back away to structure here. — 12 years ago

V M

9.1

Drinking now more like an aged paullic rather than a napa valley cab. The tannins have mellowed and their are now aromas and notes of dried cherry, aged oak, tobacco and a hint of burnt ember — 12 years ago