Dario Scimeca

9.4

This is drinking extremely well after just a pop and pour. You can see on the side of the bottle that it’s thrown a ton of sediment. Still easily in the drinking window. Underrated winery. — 7 years ago

with Heather

Dave Shein

9.0

Improved the second day open! — 7 years ago

Fredrik Johansson

Winemaker Staglin Family Vineyard

9.5

My goodness! Stellar! Wow. Balanced. Fresh. Flinty. Beautiful reduction. Crystalline fruit and concentration. Bravo! — 9 years ago

Anthony Biagi

Winemaker Hourglass, Owner Patria

9.4

Wow In a flight of chateau montelena and caymus 85s this drop kicked them out of the room. Hints of Brett but adds to the complexity of black olive, camphor, Dried fruits and herbs. Patrick Campbell made so many great wines and does not get enough credit this wine sings, bravo. — 9 years ago

Amílcar Tavares

9.0

Violaceous rubi color, wood berry aromas with a touch of black chocolat. — 9 years ago

Mak Brindisi

9.4

2014 vintage. Great flavor, & smooth! — 9 years ago

Kyle Bella

9.0

Big but such a nice balance of fruit, acid and astringency. This is a slow but smooth sipper for those contemplative nights. — 10 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.3

19 April 2018. Frenchette, New York, NY. — 7 years ago

N B

9.8

From Graham. Very good and complex. Good with steak. 2011. — 7 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.1

So good!! Needs a little more time but showing some amazing finesse on the nose and level of depth on the palate. Bravo. — 8 years ago

with David

Lung-Chi Chen

9.0

Good with home made pizza. Surprisingly good. — 9 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

One of my absolute favorites in Napa!
2nd wine served & the favorite among the group. Love the Rich notes of vanilla custard and creme Brulé, tasted apricot as well. Bravo to a spectacular Chardonnay! — 9 years ago

with Roderic, Kirk and 3 others

John Aranza

9.2

Ripe fruit perfectly balanced oak & just the right amount of acidity. Bravo — 9 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.6

Guess who's back. Back again! Bravo Mr. Mahle and friends. — 10 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.4

Cult chard tasted alongside a 2010 Aubert Lauren Chard....this one lost by a unanimous vote (and it wasn't even a blind vote either). I think everyone WANTED the Judge to win, but there was nothing to Judge here. At least for THIS COMPARISON, in 2018, the Aubert was the winner. BUT, this Judge chard did have more acidity up front than the Aubert, and IMO this wine has more aging potential than the 2010 Lauren Chard, which was pretty much right on the top of the hill tonght. Hard to beat a wine in its prime window, but goes to show you that Aubert makes chards that will compete with this kind of opponent. Lots of acid up front. Stone ground fruit entry, mineral-rich middle. I think that I was getting more pear than anything else here, but there was a hint of youthful butter and some dates. Finishes with actually a really nice fruit/nutty/almost gritty/tannin character for about 60 seconds, which is the one thing I will say that I give advantage to the Judge. Bravo! — 7 years ago

with Dan, Shay and 1 other

Monk Funkster

8.9

Rich, full, bright. Enjoyed it with some lamb over spinach and rice. — 9 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.2

Better than when we had it at the winery. Fruit de force. Bravo. — 9 years ago

with Rob

James Re

9.4

This wine made me smile with every single sip, unbelievably good. The bottle pours out a beet and blackberry color blood. It's nose is rich with dried black fruits, crushed plums, dark cherries, yeast and some floral aromatics. It's dominent in black cherry, blackberry and plum flavors. Notes of cracked black pepper and blueberries accompany its dominating flavors. It sits with a medium plus body. It's tannins are a perfect velvety medium grain, it's acidity is moderate, all of which settle with a long finish. I was completely suprised at how much I liked this as I'd usually pick Argentina as king for this grape, but bravo..I've found my new favorite Malbec. — 9 years ago

Rafael Landestoy

9.6

Absolutely phenomenal. This was a magnum and we decanted for about 7 hours. Such a balanced, well made wine. Fruit was beautiful. Bravo @Mike Smith! — 9 years ago

with Janet, Jorge and 1 other

Randi Davis

8.9

Slightly tart but enjoyable. — 10 years ago