Daniel Bloom

9.2

Fab nose! Waxy, Saline, Pears and limes, lemons.
On the palate , More Salinity, oiliness, ( fabulous texture), pears, green apples and limes.
A Dee-licious find. Refreshing as all get out. Crisp!
I fear these will disappear quickly.
With Randy. — 2 months ago

Richard Benitez

9.1

Dry, big, bold, blackberry, jammy. Tannic all over, and long. Good big grapes. — 5 years ago

Daniel Bloom

9.0

N: Very gentle:light/fresh . Nuts, marzipan. Melon rind.
P: Distinctly chamomile, very light yellow, crunchy, acidic, tart. Long mineral finish. Little evidence of barrel or air, yeasty but restrained.
— 5 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.3

Yes and buy — 6 years ago

Ron R

9.4

Cloudy by design. Muted nose which gave up a wisp of lemon, grass and hazelnuts. On the palate, it shows restraint and balance. Soft mouthfeel, with delicate acidity made this an all round excellent experience. This will sail on in the cellar for at least another 5 years.
Superb virtual tasting event with WNH crew. Thanks @Carl Fischer for making it happen 🙌 — 7 years ago

with Joe, Anne-marie and 3 others

Mike R

9.5

Damn well made Napa cab dominated wine

full bodied blend cab dominated but taste the softness of the merlot and the tanginess of the PV blend - for me it is sweet almost but elegance with a very dense purple zing from blackberry fruit intermixed with licorice and lime soil - the texture is nice loamy forest floor but not all earthy and a gritty layered mouthfeel - love the length

God I miss a brilliantly made cab from Napa

@Eric LaMasters @Carl Fischer your thoughts as you tasted the same tonight — 7 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2021 | power — a year ago

James K

9.0

Fine. Not memorable. — 4 years ago

Fredric Bergström

9.1

Beautifully aged spätlese, seamless and smoth, lightweight but rich and long, such a treat 🥳 — 5 years ago

Kathleen Ernsting

9.0

the kind of depth i like in a red. zesty blackberry- like a cobbler but cool. — 5 years ago

George Chen

9.2

1971 at Eight Tables — 6 years ago

Max Einhorn

8.9

Solid gruner. Right down the fairway. — 7 years ago

Nate Axline

8.9

Fun, funky, fruity. Give some decant time. — 7 years ago

Test

9.2

Doftar svagt liljor o pioner lite honungsmelon. Smakar som den mjukaste grappa, skitgott!! — 7 years ago

romo

9.2

Liquid Metal. — 3 years ago

Carolyn Jane

10

Delicious! Pairs well with soft bloomy cheeses as well as harder aged varieties. — 5 years ago

Aitor Egaña

8.9

First it is important to point out that even though is a cabernet sauvignon this is a white wine, it is very fruit forward, mainly red apple, dried fruit and even some cherry on the nose which is not common for a whit wine, even though is fruity on the palate is not overly sweet and has a very nice dry finish. — 5 years ago

Joe Fischer

9.0

Looks like a bourbon. Aromas of walnuts, balsamic, and caramelization. Tasty and Sweet. An excellent option for a dessert wine. Kind of like a pecan liquor without the high alcohol content. — 6 years ago

John T

9.0

Lovely light bodied red. First time we have tried the pais varietal. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.6

Finally getting around to posting wines from my annual Napa trip from two weeks ago. Always goes by quick! Lots of fun new stops this year.

Here is the other wine that I claimed may have been the red wine of the trip, and also may have been one of the top winery visits of the trip! Loved tasting in the family home and hearing the connecting stories between them and the Macdonalds. I’ll forever be grateful that @Carl Fischer introduced me to Detert years ago, and he helped make an intro so that I could visit this time around.

Monster! This is like the normal cab franc but with everything turned up to 11. However, because it’s cab franc, the elevated profile isn’t overwhelmingly fruit forward...it just makes it so floral. Potpourri, violets, jasmine accompanied by herbal spice, black tea, mulberries, dark chocolate and cedar. Zero trace of green pepper. Very vineyard loyal. As old vine To Kalon cab franc, this has classic To Kalon power with currant, graphite, vibrant black cherries, clay/dirt, red, blue and black berries with skyscraper like structure and profile. Very fine grained tannins. This is an astounding cab franc. — 7 years ago