Franc Dušak

Orin Swift

Papillon Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Oak, sawdust, coco nibs, tobacco, black currant and blackberries. This is rich, deep and dark. Mostly secondary and tertiary flavors at this point, not a ton of fruit left. — 2 months ago

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Peter Michael Winery

Estate Vineyards Les Pavots Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2017

Smooth slight pineapple but not too tart. Buttery, but not too sweet. Refined. — 2 months ago

Jenny Harding
with Jenny

Château Montrose

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

Off-bottle; seemed 20 years older..: — 2 months ago

Bob, Shay and 1 other liked this

Tenuta dell'Ornellaia

Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Merlot Blend 2023

fun bottle - will be great in 5 years. nice pre-ripe black currant on the finish — 3 months ago

Château Lanessan

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

Lacks complexity but its a truly excellent bottle and is singing now. Really good wine that is long lasting in bottle. Classical style. — 4 months ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 4 others
Jamie and Scott@Mister liked this
Alexandre Pagliano

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Lacks complexity but its a truly excellent bottle and is singing now. Really good wine that is long lasting in bottle. Classical style.
Alexandre Pagliano

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Medium dark rubi robe, nose of cedar wood, top soil and asian spices. Does not look the age in any way. Its a great classical claret, very elegant, just lacks some complexity to get a higher score. Top notch for the price point, very civilized and polished tannins for the year.

Colgin Cellars

IX Estate Napa Valley Red Blend

2006 was special - had at PB. — 5 months ago

Château La Vieille Cure

Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Wish I could decant this. Oak on the nose, but it hints at the fruit and tobacco/chocolate you're about to taste. Palate has noticeable but not assertive tannins and blends really nicely with the aforementioned flavors. Paired well with dinner but this feels like a pre-dinner sipper. Would buy again. — 7 months ago

Matthew HeyboerEthan HeyboerJody Wycech
with Matthew, Ethan and 2 others

Pahlmeyer

Jayson Napa Valley Red Blend 2021

New Year’s Eve wine. Enjoyed this Napa red blend very much! Paired very well with our steaks. Drinks well now but room to age. — 8 months ago

Dave, jesus and 5 others liked this

Viader

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2016

One of my all time favorites, never ever disappoints.
The winery, caves and vineyard on Howell mountain are just as amazing! Never pretentious or over done. Pure, and true to the artist expression from the family founders/ owners to the incredible wines! This particular 2016 vintage was at its prime and thoughly enjoyed!
— 10 months ago

Inglenook

Rubicon Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Solid Cab, but not blown away — 8 years ago

Cain Vineyard & Winery

Cain Five Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

2015 vintage. Sampled from Coravin. Medium body. The monstrous tannins tamed somewhat...as they meet a decade+. Absolutely, top-notch nose. If you both respect the exuberance of youth and celebrate the wisdom of age, this is for you. A fascinating, case study currently. 6.24.26. — 2 months ago

Somm, Doug and 6 others liked this
Somm David T

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Somm David T Picked up a case.. Gotta dig out the invoice but resto cost was in the $30's. Do recall the 1987 vintage being $13.33 a bottle before the brand decided to make this the benchmark it is.

Meerlust

Rubicon Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2006

Wine 1500 🙈 ; opened for World Cup starting 2026 Mexico and South Africa; The cork popped off…; but still managed to get the fine juice out 😉; Vintage 2006, just like the „Summer Fairy Tale“ of the World Cup in Germany; and the wine leaves you wanting more „mehr Lust“, beautifully aged, fine fruit 😋 Wishing everyone a wonderful and peaceful World Cup — 2 months ago

Dave, Angelo and 2 others liked this

Quilceda Creek

CVR Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Paul J
9.4

PnP. Deep, dark fruit. Dark cherries and blackberries. Exceeded expectations. Massive depth. Really enjoyed! — 3 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Paul, Tom and 4 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Napanook Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

This showed dark cherry, berry, currant fruit, earth, spice & tobacco notes with a Bordeaux style — 3 months ago

Ira, Rob and 7 others liked this

Catherine et Pierre Breton

Les Perrières Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 1995

From a 1ha parcel of vines nearing 100 years old. If memory serves me correctly, Catherine and Pierre had introduced biodynamic practices the previous year (1994).

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 1995 Les Perrières pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of brambles, Poblano pepper, purple flowers, graphite, leather, a touch of horse blanket, some fine warm spices and gravelly minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long, grippy and mineral laden. Delicious. I love where this wine is at today. Drink now but well stored examples will likely live well past 2035.
— 4 months ago

Zach, Douglas and 8 others liked this

Achával-Ferrer

Quimera Mendoza Malbec Blend 2021

This Malbec dominant Bordeaux blend from Mendoza, Argentina offers a full body with notes of black pepper, plum, and blackberry. It has smooth, developed tannins with a medium finish. This wine paired beautifully with steak. — 5 months ago

Harlan Estate

The Maiden Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2007

Opened just prior to dinner. The 2007 pours a dark ruby/garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining and loads of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of BBQ Lay’s potato chips (fight me), prunes, dried brambles, leather, organic earth and mixed spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium acid. It doesn’t taste like BBQ Lay’s but the fruit is definitely more of the dried/desiccated side. The finish is medium. Drink now. — 6 months ago

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Somm David T

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Certainly provenance can play apart or it could be overblown for some palates. It is normally a big wine but 07 was a grand Napa vintage and should show some nice evolution by now. It is an RP 💯. So, somewhat surprising. The tasting I am doing in April all the vintages except the 94 are 💯.pointers. The 1994 recieved a 98. We’ll see.🤞
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I should say the 07 Estate received a 💯, not The Maiden.
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@Somm David T I’ve had my fair share of big Cabernets but this just didn’t impress me. It was good, just not great. I didn’t expect more, I just wasn’t that taken by it. Again, might have been related to provenance but without an obvious flaw and considering the style of the wine, it might also just be how the wine is showing these days.

Olga Raffault

Les Picasses Chinon Cabernet Franc 2007

Stunning bottle - showed really well after 3 hours or so. Maturing, integrated tannin, structured, a nose you wanna swim in… — 9 months ago

Alsu Shakirova
with Alsu
Dave, Brian and 11 others liked this
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‘You wanna swim in’ 👌🤭

Opus One

Overture Napa Valley Petit Verdot Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Drinking better now, and for the foreseeable future, than the 2022 Opus. 6.24.26. — 2 months ago

Ted, Tom and 11 others liked this
Norman

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Seems young. I’ve only had this as a gift and felt guilty opening it but it was a gift/let’s try kinda thing. How long would you normally hold?

Matthiasson

Napa Valley Red Blend 2014

Paul J
9.4

PnP. Always great! See previous notes. — 2 months ago

Brooke Weaver Jakubowski
with Brooke
Rob, Paul and 1 other liked this

Clos Rougeard

Les Poyeux Saumur Champigny Cabernet Franc 2002

Buenaa dia de las madres@xfg — 3 months ago

Jan and Juan liked this

Dalla Valle Vineyards

Maya 2013

This wine is still bordering on perfection absolutely gorgeous and delicious. — 3 months ago

Rob, Jan and 2 others liked this

Tolaini

Valdisanti Tenuta S. Giovanni Toscana Red Blend 2020

2020 vintage. Espresso crema galore. Front and middle 2/3rd's nice...back end/finish/last third just meh. Medium heavy body. 4.29.26. — 4 months ago

Somm, Tom and 5 others liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Second & last of my bottles. Wonderful, while ready to drink still has plenty of years ahead of it. — 5 months ago

Melka

CJ Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

look there's tons of pro notes on this wine if you care from people with a higher pay grade than me...here's mine....freakin delicious.! . — 7 months ago

Jody, Tom and 3 others liked this

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

So underrated and punching way above its weight class. Bit more delicate and pure than your high end Boudreaux. Perfect for seaside dinners. Great vintage too. — 8 months ago

Scott@Mister, Sagee and 13 others liked this
Sagee Aran

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I have 2 bottles from this vintage. Would you wait or open now?
Ericsson

Ericsson

Has potential for further aging but drinking great now.

Blackbird Vineyards

Arise Proprietary Napa Valley Merlot Blend

This wine is a straight up 10/10. Can’t not recommend enough. Amazing wine. — 7 years ago