Josh Cellars
Josh Cellars
Family Reserve North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Valentine’s Day dinner 2020 — 4 years ago
Doubleback
Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
Zoom event with Drew Bledsoe and Josh McDaniels. Vertical from ‘07, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘17 estate, and ‘18. All were exceptionally smooth and silky with good depth of fruit. Notes on the ‘14: 89% CS, 8% petite Verdot, 2% Malbec, 1% Merlot. Darkest of the wines in the tasting. Raspberry and violet on the nose. Black fruit, a little more oak than other vintages showing through. Good mid palate density. Very long earthy finish. — 4 years ago
Josh Cellars
California Pinot Grigio
Soft with a sour finish — 5 years ago
Joseph Carr
Josh Cellars Legacy Red Wine
One of my favorites. Has a little bit of a sweetness to it. — 5 years ago
Josh Cellars
Prosecco
Celebrating the birth of our twins. Prosecco provides by the best Italian friend a guy could have. — 5 years ago
Anakota
Helena Dakota Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
Dense. Dark. Tight full bodied tannins. Black currant and dark fruits. A mild tart in the finish. After CE event at epicurian rooftop with Josh and Debbie. — 6 years ago
Joshua Cooper
Doug's Vineyard-Romsey Pinot Noir 2019
Tossed in to a mix of red burgs, and it stood out as a new world pino with it's cleaner fruit and "modernity" (as G puts it, less VA?). I think it's all about the structure of the wine in comparison. Josh's was definitely lighter versus the d'Eugénie and Mugneret-Gibourg, the acid perceivably more prominent (almost steely), and minerality less so (if any at all). That's not to detract from Josh's really delicious creation, it's just different.
A light wine with heaps of flavour built around a red fruit core. Reflects the vineyard well I feel, having worked with the fruits from the Newnham family (same plot?) in 2017 and briefly in 2018 - small berries that produced lightly-coloured, aromatically charged wines with minimal tannins. This was in the same vein I feel, but Josh certainly pulled a lot more subtance out of these fruit than we did at KW. He's managed to weave in spicy, earthy, herbaceous nuances, and definitely extracted more colour. Mouthwatering acidity and commendable length. Probably the best Australian pino I've had all year (not like I had much to begin with)! — 4 years ago
and i guess Australia must have a soft spot for both of us and have its wine.
You are right in saying that everything is more accessible from here and that's definitely a plus, but my real mission has always been to find the unknown and discover new reality, you know like meeting new people, new stimulation.
I don't fancy to win easy and so i am now hardly banging my head on a lot of rough wines here in the South, but that's ok...time will come for a little win i hope😂😂. Take care and cheers my friend🙏
Josh Cellars
North Coast Cabernet Sauvignon
Very good value for a Reserve Cab. Raspberry and blackberry and slightly nutty flavors. I would buy another bottle or two. — 5 years ago
Altavins Viticoltors
Almodi Petit Terra Alta Red Blend
Cole loved this one, Josh said its ok — 5 years ago
André Perret
Saint-Joseph Syrah 2017
Inky, bright-rimmed ruby. Mineral-accented cherry, cassis and peony qualities on the highly perfumed nose, along with a building mineral nuance. Appealingly sweet and focused on the palate, offering juicy dark berry, floral pastille and spicecake flavors that slowly deepen through the midpalate. Shows real energy and spicy lift on the persistent finish, which is given shape by smooth, even tannins. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, April 2020)
— 5 years ago
Josh Cellars
Craftsman's Collection Chardonnay
Smooth with a delightful aroma. Hints of peach and honey. Definitely will get again — 5 years ago
La Bastide Blanche
Bandol Mourvèdre Blend Rosé 2020
Limpid orange-pink. Expressive red berry, blood orange and pit fruit aromas are accompanied by building mineral and floral nuances. Taut and energetic in the mouth, offering sappy strawberry, orange zest and lavender flavors braced by a spine of chalky minerality. Finishes silky and impressively long, with repeating mineral and floral notes. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, July 2021)
— 4 years ago
Domaine de Terrebrune
Bandol Mourvedre Blend Rosé 2020
Limpid orange. Mineral-accented blood orange, strawberry, floral and succulent herb scents show fine definition and pick up a spicy nuance with air. Chewy and densely packed yet energetic and sharply focused on the palate, offering vibrant red berry, bitter cherry, citrus pith and honeysuckle flavors and a deeper peach pit flourish. The mineral and floral notes return on the very long, precise finish. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, June 2021)
— 4 years ago
Josh Cellars
North Coast Sauvignon Blanc
Nice SB not bitey at all smooth for a SB — 4 years ago
Josh Cellars
Heritage Collection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
lite tobacco, soft tannin finish — 4 years ago
Josh Cellars
Central Coast Pinot Noir 2013
Yes it was a Pinot noir Carla — 5 years ago
Bergström Wines
Sigrid Chardonnay 2016
Vivid straw-yellow. A suave, intensely perfumed bouquet features fresh pear, tangerine, iodine, buttered toast and smoky minerals that show superb definition and spicy lift. Penetrating, concentrated and sharply focused; a core of juicy acidity supports powerful orchard and citrus fruit and honeysuckle flavors that deepen through the midpalate. Rich but lithe as well, with superb finishing energy and mineral-driven tenacity. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, September 2020)
— 5 years ago
Domaine du Gour de Chaulé
Cuvée Tradition Gigondas Grenache 2016
Vivid ruby. An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red and pit fruits, potpourri and garrigue, and an exotic spice note emerges in the glass. Stains the palate with sweet raspberry, cherry and lavender pastille flavors that steadily put on weight with air. Conveys a suave blend of power and finesse and finishes extremely long and floral, with fine-grained tannins lending discreet grip. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, February 2020)
— 5 years ago
Brent Young
Legendary Loss
Calera founder Josh Jensen passed away earlier this month after a lifetime of achievements that included elevating American Pinot Noir on the world stage
Day 1
Served this with the Vinloq System
👃Bold, sexy, purple fruit floods from the glass endlessly
👅Spicy purple fruit, blood orange, sasafras, and licorice. A gentle tannic pull on the smoke tinged finish. Drinking well
Remaining wine was Slow Decanted in my refrigerator
DAY 10
👃Sweet, spicy, purple fruits with more vanilla, oak, vegetal, and tobacco notes than Day 1
👅Same sweet plummy fruit with tobacco and licorice. Fruit forward but balanced. Soft tannins and no heat
I did not have a preference for Day 1 or Day 10. There were more oak notes on both the nose and palate on Day 10. Two solid showings👍This is solidly in its drinking window & will be there for quite some time 🍷 — 3 years ago