Amazing. Decanted 1 hour. — 6 years ago
Beautiful wine soft and a true Sangiovese flavor ruby color — 7 years ago
Frangrant and fruit-driven with aromas of cherry, blueberry and sage. Subtle herbaceous notes on the palate. — 7 years ago
Utterly Fantastic — 3 years ago
2004 is at its peak, a delight although the 2010 is still a step above. — 5 years ago
Fruit forward, slightly acidic, clean and full berry with clean lingering tannic finish at the end. — 6 years ago
Delicious, blend of the kitchen sink, but full bodied and full of flavor, delicious — 7 years ago
Smooth and jammy. A consistently tasty product. Not a hint of metallic. Tried again after 15 years and was definitely impressed. — 7 years ago
Wonderful Cab. Enjoying it with a great friend. — 8 years ago
Gift from Erik and Brenna. Really good — 4 years ago
Nice and buttery, not anything super special — 6 years ago
Tannin Vanilla delicious fruit. Blueberry pie. — 7 years ago
Heidi doing what she does best! — 7 years ago
Deep, dark red, cherry, vanilla and warm briar fruit aromas. Full and silky with spunky tannin kick on the mid palate. Juicy and jammy with a mild sweetness. Good with any meal.
Jacoby’s — 7 years ago
Jay Kline

As a wine professional, there are few greater pleasures than a bottle that surprises. All too often, our prejudices influence the experience which is why it’s so important to taste wines in double-blind fashion, and often. This bottle of 2005 Terlato Family Vineyards, “Cardinal’s Peak” blew me away. I don’t know anything about the wine making or fruit source but what was in the glass was simply beautiful.
Poured into a decanter about 90 minutes prior to service and then enjoyed over the course of a couple of hours. The 2005 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some light signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of mostly ripe, but also some dried black and red fruits: blackberries, black cherry, black plum, raspberry, pipe tobacco, the purple Now and Laters®️, oiled leather, purple flowers, dark chocolate, coffee, dried forest floor, and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and overwhelmingly satisfying. A somewhat, no scratch that, remarkable wine. End stop. Drinking so well right now and absolutely in its prime. Don’t think twice to drink now to enjoy at its very best, but this will continue to drink well through 2030 if you must. 13.8% ABV. — a year ago