Severn Goodwin

9.2

Nose has over-ripe stinky cherry, dry leather, moist leather, old horse pasture, tomato leaf, blackberry, dried blueberry, dried mint, saturated oak and old cigar.

Palate has blackberry, partially dried cherry, dried raspberry, (minor) moist garden soil, wet raisins with soft tannins and a long finish. Decanted 4H and it's finally starting to really open up.

Mid-shoulder fill on this particular bottle, remaining bottles are looking better. Quite reminiscent of older Bordeaux in the nose/palate traits.

(BTW I love the old labels when they used to underscore the Cabernet Sauvignon, for me it's always been Cabernet Bosché, history in a bottle!) — 4 years ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Bottled 24.05.06 — 5 years ago

Julie Hamilton

9.3

Bazaar Meat! — 6 years ago

Paul H

9.2

I always enjoy this wine. This is another good year. There are a lot of things going on when you take your first sniff. Cherry, rich soil, dark fruit and more. Rich blackberry and leather mix well in your mouth and linger nicely. Super finish. — 7 years ago

Jonas Johansson

9.0

Solid abbey — 7 years ago

Sam Friedland

8.9

Caramel taste. — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.3

What a PITA to get your hands on, but damn if it isn't the best domestic Geuze out there. Funky, sour, citrus, crisp. So good. — 8 years ago

Michael Smith

9.0

Strong stuff, bro. — 9 years ago

Gabrielle Micheletti

9.4

Toffee orange spice. Pleasing bitter zip. Delicate finish. — 9 years ago

Steve Hahn

9.4

A lovely petite sirah. Subtle and smooth. Best in class. — 10 years ago

Kevin Oliver

9.4

Mmmm a cab I can get into. Heavy but not too much tannins. Very cherry. — 4 years ago

Kevin Blix

9.0

Enjoyable wine — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.0

Monthly WTF wine group. Special event this month as Ben provided all ‘80s Napa cabs. A few of us chipped in and provided some whites/bubbly.

Touch of VA that stayed with this for a bit. Got slightly better as it stayed in the glass, but the VA turned to a very powerful mint note alongside black licorice. — 6 years ago

with Andrew, Will and 4 others

Shay A

9.2

Similar to the Kongsgaard, this wine that @Bill Makens brought didn't do much for the table...at first. Nose and palate were fairly one dimensional...lots of raspberries. About two to three hours later, this improved significantly. I believe this is dominant merlot, so I was a bit surprised it took so long, but it came on strong at the end. Rounded the flavor profile out with some black pepper and plums. — 7 years ago

with Andrew, Benjamin and 1 other

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.3

Dark, Dense, Botrytis Driven... — 8 years ago

David Pabst

9.5

Smooth and light. Short clean finish. Wonderful. — 8 years ago

Natalee Ridenhour

8.9

Smooth tasting. Not a strong aftertaste. Not overly oaky. A nice blend of reds. Honestly bought it for the name, but would buy it again. — 9 years ago

Jim Wagonfeld

9.3

Funky nose. Dark tart cherry and something even deeper, perhaps plum. Balanced acidity and tannin. Long finish polished mouth feel. Not faded at all. Like it a lot. — 9 years ago

Jason Heller

Master Sommelier

9.7

Now that's a good quadruple! — 10 years ago

Scott Reynolds

8.9

Pretty good—tried it a little too warm. Good unique flavor though. — 5 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.3

W&S Top 100. My first J. I’d hang out. — 5 years ago

with Mark

John J

9.0

Nice depth of flavor, brown ale with a cocoa pinch. Great with fall food (sweet potatoes and pork). — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

The history of Freemark Abbey began in 1886, when Josephine Marlin Tychson became the first woman to build and operate a winery in California. The historic site where Josephine's winery, Tychson Cellars, once stood is now known as Freemark Abbey. A blend of 83.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.2% Merlot, 4.4% Malbec, & 3% Petit Verdot, dark red with dark berry fruit aromas. On the palate cherry and blackberry flavors with bits of leather, cacao and oak notes. Tannins are soft and balanced with acidity. Nice. — 7 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.1

Crisp and delicious! — 7 years ago

Derek Thornhill

9.5

DELICIOUS! — 7 years ago

Steve Hahn

9.0

A bit restrained for FA cab but solid.
— 8 years ago

Hector Escaton

9.3

Also this. — 9 years ago

Mark Freund

9.6

Great spice, malt and balance. A terrific holiday beer. — 9 years ago

Chris Gillott

9.1

Initially cherries, but quickly develops meaty/gamey flavours. Quite subtle, but delicious. Looking forward to trying this with food... — 10 years ago

Heather Sweeney

9.5

Another great St. Bernardus — 10 years ago

with Conor