Rob

9.2

Even better the second day! — 5 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.2

Cherry and black plum notes. dark chocolate, cherry and firm tannins. Not quite as refined as previous years, but still really nice. — 6 years ago

with Chad

Shay A

9.1

We love Jessup at our house. To me, Jessup is one of those wineries that does every varietal well, and they do a ton of varietals. Zin may be the best in the valley, their cabs and merlot are solid & their top tier cab blend and Merlot blend and stellar. This Rougette wine is brand new, so I had to try.

100% Grenache. The color is fairly dark as I believe they let the Grenache rest on petit Verdot skins for a time. This wine looks, smells and initially mimics a Russian River Valley Pinot. Very ruby red with a thin colored core. Aromatics of red gummy bears, strawberry O candies, rhubarb, herbal funk. After about 30mins, a candied almond note came out. Very crisp acidity at the front palate. Finish has cedar alongside cola and black cherry. On day 2, this smoothed out quite a bit and had more of those fleshy fruit skin notes and the acidity wasn't as prevalent.

A nice play on Grenache but this needs time. A Grenache for RRV Pinot lovers! — 7 years ago

David Salem

9.4

Alexander Valley

Great sweet bouquet. Aged in Chardonnay barrels. Lots of fruit - explosive.


$45 — 7 years ago

Ezekiel James Hampton

9.0

Damn good — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.1

Tasting notes from the Fort Worth Food & Wine Festival...
Closest zin to Jessup Cellars as I've come across and in my book, that's a high compliment. Fruit bomb. — 8 years ago

Russell B

9.0

Great flavor — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.2

My notes from the ‘14 vintage I had earlier in the year are basically identical. Alcohol was a bit more pronounced here so it came across more hot (probably due to age...ABVs were the same).

Not my normal style of wine, but it’s nice to have a fruit forward wine ever so often. One of those wines that I’m scoring on how “good” it is/easy to drink as opposed to analyzing and critiquing. One of my wife’s favorites.

Zinfandel/petite sirah Blend. Blackberry and floral on the nose. Toasted oak, blueberry pie, vanilla, lavender. Medium tannins. Velvet texture. Baking spices and nutmeg finish with a touch of heat. Probably couldn’t tell this blind vs their zin. — 6 years ago

Michael Faddis

10

So good. Smooth with a sweet undertone. Delicious. — 7 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.2

Impressive and powerful. Has years to go. — 7 years ago

Tawnya Horton

9.4

2014, nice aftertaste — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.1

Death, taxes, and my enjoyment of Jessup Cellars wine. 3 things that are guaranteed in this life. Are they the best wines you'll ever have? No. Are they consistently putting out great wine across multiple varietals? Absolutely.

This was my first Yolo County Petite Sirah from them and talk about bold and jammy. Almost port like initially. Tons of juicy flavors up front on the nose and all over your tongue. Big blue fruit, tart cherries, vanilla. This really calmed down and became velvet like on day two. Smooth tannins. Another winner from Jessup. — 8 years ago

Kelly O'Connor

9.1

A gift that we had for Easter Dinner. — 8 years ago

Shannon Richter

9.9

Amazing!!! Balanced. Smooth. Delicious drink ability that makes you want to savor every sip. — 8 years ago

Jonathan Pytko

9.2

Day 2 is where it’s at — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

Pleasantly surprised by this! Jessup is a household favorite for their everyday drinkers (check out their zin), but after having their ‘10 Vineyard O Cab last month, I wanted to try this in comparison. This is MUCH better. The Vineyard O Cab was so chewy and disjointed. However, this seems to be peaking. Sweet nutmeg, blueberry pie and birch wood on the nose. Full bodied and a killer mid palate through the finish after an hour of being open. Rush of blue and black fruits, plum, cassis, lavender and vanilla. Glad to have another one of these. — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.3

It's a good week when I get to have two bottles of Jessup wine! Their Manny's blend, which isn't produced every year, is always absolutely divine. This isn't a thinking person's wine, it's just 100% pure delicious. Blackberry and floral on the nose. Toasted oak, blueberry pie, vanilla, lavender. Medium tannins. Velvet texture. Plum finish. This and Jessup's Zin are ordered by the case at our house with good reason. Happy Mother's Day! — 7 years ago

Katherine Blatz

9.1

Mark Jessup made it, that says it all. 2012 Coombsville Cab. It's not "celebration" but not far from it. Small vineyard production. Dark fruit, chocolate, soft tannins...easy drinking now or keep it down for a few years- if you have that much self control! — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.2

It's no secret that we love Jessup Cellars. I believe they have the friendliest tasting room in Napa, and it's even better that the wines are excellent. Their cab franc is a rarity, but unbelievably smooth. No traces of green pepper on the nose or tongue like many cab francs have. Very earthy. Lots of plums as well. — 8 years ago

Cesar

9.0

Dark ruby color. Figs with black berries on palate. Medium to full body.Soft velvety tannins with prolonged finish — 8 years ago