Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

Founded by Donn and Molly Chappelet in 1967 on renowned Pritchard Hill. A blend of 82% Cab Sauv, 10% Petit Verdot & 8% Malbec. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruits, cedar, cacao and sweet herbs. On the palate rich flavors of blackberry and currants with sweet oak and herbs with a great mouthfeel. Tight tannins, a bit chewy, long ending with fruit, cacao and sweet oak. Will improve, just starting to drink well now! Decant! — 5 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Medium body, dry, acidic finish. Honeysuckle and lemon zest on nose, apples and lemon on palate. — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Ming L

9.0

A tropical fruit filled chilled SB with jumbo stone crab in a summer like day.
Life goes on! — 6 years ago

Deborah M

9.3

Late to post this from Friday night dinner at Gemma (Dallas spot with nice wine list). Surprised to find this one on the list and just had to order. Fortunately they decanted for us, but it was still a little cooler temp than my liking. Overall this is always a pleaser. Still can’t believe this is a second wine for PT. Silky smooth tannins. Approachable now, but will become even more elegant with time in the bottle. Can’t beat this QPR. Napa cab that holds true to Bordeaux style. (Drank 1/3/20) (not my photo) — 6 years ago

with Amy

Kristen Grimes

9.5

Big, warm, leather and spices on the nose. So much spice on the front of the tongue as you sip, jammy stewed blackberries, good tannins that pull the moisture from your mouth, and a spicey tingle that just lingers. Andrea said to drink with all the BBQ'd meats, so with steak tonight and brats on 4th of July! — 7 years ago

JJ Lumia

8.9

Current and mushroom bouquet. Plum and licorice flavors, little heavy on the licorice. Medium bodied. A WS Top 100. — 8 years ago

Bryant Bickel

9.1

Great underripe apricot skin and pear skin, good malo amount, that balances well with the acidity. Zingy but has enough weight on it. — 8 years ago

Michael Sinowitz

9.3

Some lemon, tropical fruit perhaps, good burst of acidity and some oak spiciness on the finish. Nice wine — 9 years ago

with Robin

Kyle

9.5

Really good, lots going on in it. Great with steak. — 10 years ago

Kristin wenderlich

9.0

Nice bottle. Tobacco notes open up to lovely delicate red fruit. Cherry, strawberry. Perhaps a touch heavy on the alcohol. Great acid. — 10 years ago

Richard Jennings

9.9

Very impressive 2010 Continuum by Tim Mondavi, from mountain fruit grown on Pritchard Hill — 12 years ago

Sharon B

9.1

@Ron R @Buddy G @Patrick Schultz thank you for all of your good advice! I picked this one for the region, per your advice. It was very earthy at first with lots of acidity. Tonight, it’s so very smooth with lots of fruit on the palate. I will continue to follow your advice and try some other ones. Cheers! — 5 years ago

Ashley Butler

9.5

Drank to celebrate Katherine’s graduation from USC on a rainy night in May 2020. Complex and truly delicious — 6 years ago

with Dean

Mark Juckeland

9.5

Vanilla on the palate. Floral nose but very light. Fruit palate. Very smooth — 6 years ago

Bob Schroeck

9.3

Drank on 11/2/2019; Vintage 2002. Probably past it’s prime, but still very good — 6 years ago

Michael Seely

9.0

Enjoyable on a weds — 8 years ago

with Joe

"Odedi"

9.2

Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.

Great fruity nose with black currants, blackberries, figs, cooked cherries, smoke, licorice, cedar, vanilla, alcohol, spices, cinnamon, chocolates, coffee, peppercorn and licorice.

Full bodied and big, yet smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, sweet plums, cherry pie, dried figs, tobacco, spices, wood, herbs, earth, leather and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a great Napa Bordeaux blend. Well balanced and enjoyable by itself or with food. Showing good complexity with a great mouthfeel.

The tangy finish makes it interesting, with a teeth staining color.

This 3 year old is drinking very nicely now. Good right out of the bottle and better as it opens up (one hour).

Rich and extracted. Delightful and delicious.

I paired it with a big piece of steak and grilled asparagus.

15% alcohol by volume.



$30. — 8 years ago

Michael Sinowitz

9.0

Very nice quaff. Low alcohol, good acidity, bright red fruit, tannins grip on the finish. — 9 years ago

with Robin

Brent Mayeaux

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

9.1

Yum yum yum. Vibrant, natural, gulpable, grape juice. Sour red fruit, walnuts, herbs. Drank over lots of discussion of mouseyness, and thought I detected some after opened for a while, but I could have just been drunk and imagining things. — 10 years ago

Nick Wolfe

9.0

This is the 2010, and it's a very pretty pinot. Color is light with a bit of salmon color and more of a translucent garnet. Nose has red fruit, white pepper, baking spices, sweet cherry, and smoke. Palate is nicely balanced with pronounced-but-very fine grained tannins. More red fruit, sweet spices, and vanilla come through on the palate. Finish isn't intense, but it is very pretty and actually it is long. With the right white-flesh fish, this would be an outstanding, talk-about-it-the-next-time wine. — 10 years ago

Mary Liz Howe

10

"This is a Charlie Chenoweth site. Very silky and rich." -D.Patz

Dried rose petals on the nose. So rich and complex. Absolutely wonderful!! — 11 years ago

with Donald

Edmond Bordelon

9.5

A Thanksgiving miracle! Was so worried that this bottle corked by the staining on the cork, but is all ended well! The fruit is barely there on this bottle from my favorite vineyard (Volcanic Hill) from Diamond Creek. Still an immense presence and complexity after decanting for 4 hours. Time had made this bottle a little more delicate than the others, but unmistakable Diamond Creek. Glasses were raised to Al and Boots as the vineyard has now been bought by Roederer. I believe it is in food hands. — 5 years ago

with Katherine and Lauren

Tom Garland

9.6

One hour decant(decent amount of sediment). A sumptuous dark ruby red with some bricking. On the nose: Sweet perfume jumps from the glass with black cherry, floral, black olives, and a minty menthol. Let's you know to buckle up....a 4 point harness system buckle up!! Taste: Sweet tannins coat the mouth with dark fruit and jolts of red plum, mocha, cedar, and toasty oak.

A full body, juicy wine with great acidity. A pencil lead/mineral looong finish. Drinking great now and will go another 10 years. Got 2 more bottles...YES!! — 6 years ago

with Brenda

S T

9.4

Currant and perfume on the nose with some vanilla and subtle saline minerality. Full bodied dark fruits, velvet on the tongue, great mouthfeel. Tight, moderately tannic, then a smooth prolonged finish.
(Opened on my dad’s 80th) — 6 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.7

Drinking a Napa Valley icon tonight! A deep ruby color with medium intensity notes of dark fruit and baking spices on the nose. Beautiful tastes of blackberry jam, black cherries, blueberries, vanilla, dark chocolate and cinnamon. Fantastically integrated wine with silky smooth sweet tannins, perfectly ripe fruit and outstanding acidity. A long, fruity finish with a little tannic mouthfeel at the end that says this wine is still very young and could be even better 25 or more years from now. WOW! — 6 years ago

with Lisa

Ron R

8.9

In Portland so going local (ish).
A very dense, plummy nose. Rich mulberries and a hint of soft brown sugar show on the mid-palette. Soft to medium tannins complete what is a respectable showing. — 8 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.6

2010 vintage. Deep ruby hue. Amazing nose of white pepper, Chinese spice, black fruits and cocoa beans. Complex despite its youth. On the palate, medium acidity, medium plus body and alcohol, medium ripe silky tannins, full concentration and long finish. Extremely promising. Drink 2022 until 2040. — 9 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.0

Garnet red with some browning on the edges. Nose was definitely tight to start, with a couple hours of air it changes from chalky and savory to some dark berries. Kind of all mixed together. Cassis and blackberries in the attack with some earthy and vegetal undertones. Moderate tannins (6.5/10) and a moderate body. Slightly furry moderate plus finish. Drink till 2019. — 10 years ago

Les Huisman

9.2

Taking on some fun richness.
Not going to open my next one for another 5 years. Big baby. — 11 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Somewhat of a cult Pinot in Tassie. Home Hill wins many trophies on the Show circuit. Very aromatic nose - a touch sooty. Medium
Weight palate quite long. Noticeable acid at finish. Good. 17+. — 11 years ago