Far From The Crowd

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

From 1.0 ltr, always a crowd pleaser... Prob the wine of the night for 3/5 ppl — 10 years ago

Silver Oak

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1997

A cab from one of my favorite Napa wineries. This 1997 Silver Oak has done exceptionally well over the past 18 years. I'll plan to tap his brothers over the next few years to see how far this vintage can go — 10 years ago

Matias Riccitelli

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree Rosé Blend 2014

Perfectly balanced rose. Drinkable and delicious — 11 years ago

Jordan Yelinek
with Jordan

Marcassin

Marcassin Vineyard Pinot Noir

Far from ready. — 12 years ago

Suavia

Monte Carbonare Garganega 2013

Tom Kisthart
9.3

Definitely about the crisp and clean. Agree with the wet stone and after rain descriptors from winery. My favorite 2013 'Cru' Soave so far. Still need to taste Pieropan La Rocca which is typically my favorite. — 10 years ago

Calera Wine Company

Central Coast Pinot Noir 2013

A delicious nine vineyard blend from California's Central Coast. Hand harvested and fermented by ambient yeasts in open top fermenters and then aged without racking in French oak, 10% new. A richly scented but elegant Pinot Noir with a creamy texture for its duration on its lees and tart cherry and red currants with a pomegranate fruit tannin that is polished but complex and nuanced with a wisp of clove, camphor, and a trigeminal response almost menthol but more like a piney and resinous juniper berry. Would think because of its ratio between higher alcohol to fruit that this doesn't have forever but I would like to see this in a couple of years when the components fall into more balance. All the same, it is a delicious glass of wine and far more expressive than many at this tier. — 10 years ago

Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Oh my gawd dawg! I tried this at the California Wine Festival and loved it so much that I took it away from the crowd and had a quiet moment and a wee whisper with it. It's really wonderful when you drink some average to decent wines and suddenly throw an absolute stoater in there for perspective.

I can't really do it justice with my ham-fisted tasting notes, but believe me when I say that this is a delightful wine that reminds you how wonderful Napa can be. - Ross Gardiner
— 11 years ago

Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

I'm going to come clean, I'm not a huge Caymus fan. It's by no means a bad wine - far from it - but I've always felt they blend their Cab with too much Zin. I could be wrong on that account, but I don't think I am. Still, a nice brooding nose of dark red and blue fruit, with a touch of candied fruit and wet earth. — 10 years ago

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Château Palmer

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 1987

Bryan Garcia
9.2

So much 🐴🍂✏️🚬 ! Nice to have an "off vintage" in pristine condition. Far from a blockbuster but delicious, soft, and very easy to drink. #birthyear — 11 years ago

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Rockford

Basket Press Barossa Valley Shiraz 2003

Leathery and spicy with good fruit intensity, length and texture. Bit of heat from the alcohol. Probably the best of this vintage I've had so far. — 11 years ago