David L

9.5

@Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher You’ll love this. Super smooth. Pop & Pour. Similar to the Vineyard 29. — 6 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.7

On the nose, bold, ripe fruits of; blackberries, boysenberries, huckleberries, blueberries, dark cherries & black plum. Warm baking baking spices, mocha, light caramel, black cherry liqueur notes, rich dark soils, perfumed violets & lilacs. The body is round and full with powdery tannins. The fruits sing on the palate. There is waves of fruit, earth and florals that swirl and dance across your palette. The fruits are ripe, sweet and lush; blackberries, boysenberries, huckleberries, blueberries, dark cherries, black plum with juicy strawberries coming on strong at the mid palate. Black cherry cola/licorice, vanilla, light caramel, mocha, semi-sweet loamy dry soils, just a touch of crushed rock powder, soft spice-box, fresh tobacco leaf, perfumed violets & lilacs, round, rich, palate raining acidity and finish that is simply long, well balanced with perfect structure/length/tension and above all beautiful and elegant. It just swirls and dances endlessly & gloriously in the mouth. What mouth harmony! Photos of, vines in Stags Leap, Charles Hendricks, ripe fruit for the picking and one of mine and Charles favorite paintings. Producer notes and history...Charles Hendricks is one of the best Winemakers in Napa Valley. He is well grounded in the science of winemaking. As a 1982 UC Davis viticulture graduate, Charles was able to tailor his own curriculum, and was one of the earliest to integrate winemaking and viticulture course work. Having knowledge of both viticulture and enology forms the bases for well-rounded winemaking under varying circumstances; this is the making of a great Winemaker & consultant. His greatest gift is the ability to make wines the are elegant, beautiful and smooth young but will age effortlessly. Charles Hendricks sees himself as an assistant to the natural bounty of the vineyards. Using his knowledge and experience to guide and coax the very best from the wine grapes. Charles believes in minimal intervention in the wine cellar, but knows that if we leave nature completely on it own, we would be in the vinegar business! To quote him, “It is a wonderful game of hide and seek that we play with Mother Nature…It is natures glory to conceal, and the winemakers glory to reveal, to discover and to persuade the grapes to unveil their highest potential, It is the playfulness of guessing when and how much to step in, that is at the heart of the winemakers’ task." So true in his case. Charles makes his own label wines only when he has the very best of fruit. He is also is the Winemaker for Hope & Grace and until recently was the Winemaker for; Regusci, James Cole and T-Vine. In previous years, he's worked with; Viader, Barnett Vineyards & Paoletti Vineyards. He is truly a gifted Winemaker. If you are able, seek out and try his Henrick's Cabernet & Santa Lucia Pinot Noir, you absolutely won't regret it! @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher — 7 years ago

Sara Hurst

9.0

Found at Whole Foods for $8...a Huntington Beach, Ca favorite. Likes the taste and lightness of the wine. Went great with the fish lunch we had! — 8 years ago

Patrick Schultz

9.1

Such a cool wine. Love the color, texture and mouthfeel of this barrel aged Pinot Gris. Well done again Anne Amie! — 9 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.0

Twice as good as the Huntington Pinot just stick with this one!!! — 9 years ago

Peter Park

9.2

2009 vintage. Big, velvety tannins. Good. — 11 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.5

That’s right. 2 hour decant and drinking beautifully. Velvety texture with dark ripe blueberries and black currents. There’s even a hint of spring soils and violets. @Stanley Barrios
@Walter Sorensen @Mike Smith @Martin G Rivard @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher @Terri Walker @TheSkip @Jim Trobaugh @Jody Scharf @dw@Doug Davidson @David L @Warren Sapp @Carl Fischer @Connor McMahon @James Parker Huston, CWE @Terri Walker — 7 years ago

Ellen Clifford

9.0

Well dang. Very good. Very good thank you @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher for sending my way. I figured a night of staging as a somm at a top dtla restaurant deserved this at the end. It was Riesling all night there so I figured I would go Paso Robles at home to go to sleep. This is luscious. Yet dry. Still keep checking the label to see if Merlot factors in as the smell of plums jumps out at me but no...it is Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Petit Verdot. As luscious as a wine can get and still be dry and still a smidgen (+) tannic. I could have held this another several years and I think it would have grown. Very good. Pleasant. Not complicated which is either good or bad pending your mood. I want to taste more L'Aventure. This was the first of their offerings I had. — 7 years ago

Brandon Davis

9.2

Completely integrated, mature bottle. The little alcohol disappeared within 10 minutes of decanting and pouring into glass. A food wine enjoyed tonight with Traeger'd beef ribs with a brown sugar+salt marinade from Huntington Meats. I have had a fair amount of +15 year old Moraga. Over 99.9% of the bottles I've had have held up. — 7 years ago

David Lincoln

9.0

Short back palate but nice blueberry and smooth tart front end. — 8 years ago

Margie Troyer

9.0

Bright and focused with notes of Lemongrass and Citrus. — 9 years ago

Sabrina Yao

9.3

Had this one in Brad Owens' wine class in Huntington Library. LOVED it!! — 9 years ago

Jonell Jacobson

9.7

Smooth, excellent Chardonnay — 11 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.5

@Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher thanks Paul — 7 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.6

@Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher 60 minutes of sipping pleasure! — 7 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.8

Opened this beauty on Friday with friends. Chicken and peppers was being served. This paired beautifully. Thank you to my buddy Paul @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher for sharing this beauty with me!!!!!
What an elegantly gorgeous beast it was. I adore Oakville cabs. This was a big, over the top Cab that is firing on all cylinders. Front, mid and back with a minute + finish. Dark fruit, Oak and a hint of tar. I dig it!! Thank you Paul!!!
Rockstar pull to say the least. WOTN and deserves to be called Badass in a glass!! — 7 years ago

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Rob Brobst III

9.4

Whoa @Mike Smith @Paul Treadway Huntington Beacher @leon egozi @Eric S @Eric LaMasters @Vanessa D @Doug Davidson @Ian Blackburn @Warren Sapp @TheSkip @Jim Trobaugh @David L @Martin G Rivard @Moin Rastegar,C.S.W — 7 years ago

Landshark 626

9.1

A fantastic summer wine. Enjoyed at the Huntington Library summer concert. — 8 years ago

Marc Cowling

9.5

Perfect Cabernet. Entry level 2008 is drinking as well as anything in the land. Peerless at the price — 9 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.2

Orange Oregon Pinot Gris!!??! Well done thomas! — 10 years ago