Peter James

9.0

Thanks Leon! — 5 years ago

Ian Pecoraro

9.5

Perfect everyday white. Aromatic, fruity florals with notes of lychee, white peach, and apple blossom with a Meyer lemon candy twist. — 6 years ago

Shengli Hu

8.9

Juicy plum, blueberry pie, black cherry, blackberry, cassis, and violet. Notes of carbonic maceration or at least some whole cluster. Neutral oak. Elevated acidity, medium soft tannins, and moderate body. Medium(+) finish. Simple but delicious. — 6 years ago

Kimberly Bastian

10

Racey plum, dark fruit nose. Round mouth feels. Super balanced, easy drinking. Beautiful purple colour. Long finish. Nice acid, throws cranberry. — 6 years ago

Sarah Wuethrich

8.9

Amazing aromatics! — 7 years ago

Brian Hearty

9.1

2016. Fruity, nice acidity, really went well with a steelhead trout entree. — 7 years ago

with Bryan

Jack Cranley, Backroads Wine Club & Cascadia Premium Wines

9.4

Absolutely delicious and adding gracefully. 2012 consumed in March 2018. Plenty of life still left in this. Great minerality and cherry funk. Love it! — 7 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Notes of soy sauce, mushrooms and caramel — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

2002 is such a beautiful vintage IMHO. In many ways, I think even better than 07. We’ll see in five years from now as I lack a time machine.

I’ve said this a couple of times over my nearly 4,200 Delectable notes. There is no amount of decanting a young wine that can reproduce the beauty, elegance, florals, integration, balance and finish as long bottle age. If you are buying expensive Cabernets and drinking them young, you are simply short changing yourself out of your deep investment.

This largely under known Napa producer is a shining example of that tonight. Proof in the pudding so to speak.

The nose reveals, sweet, ripe, lush, ruby, slightly baked/liqueured fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black cherries, black plum, understated blueberries and baked strawberries haunt the backend. Dark Asian & Indian spices, black licorice to anise, sweet tarriness, black tea, dark expresso, crushed dry rocks, limestone minerals, herbal notes, mint, incense, graphite, dark chocolate, caramel & mocha, dry top soil, moist clay, dark rich, turn earth with fresh & withering; dark, red, purple, blue flowers & just a touch of violets.

The body is; round, rich & luxurious. The tannins still have baby teeth and show chewy tarriness. The tension, structure, length and balance have hit their peak. It’s not going to improve, it will simply show you descending changes which, can be quite enjoyable but, not necessarily for the ones that appreciate wines young. Interesting, none the less, for the ones that enjoy all sides/aspects of wine evolution. Sweet, ripe, lush, ruby, slightly baked/liqueured fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, black cherries, black plum, mulberries, boysenberries, more blue fruits than the nose, cherries and baked strawberries haunt the backend. Dark Asian & Indian spices with just the right amount of heat, black licorice to anise, sweet tarriness, black tea, dark expresso, crushed dry rocks, limestone minerals, herbal notes, mint, graphite, dark chocolate, caramel & mocha, dry top soil, moist clay, dark rich, turn earth, fresh tobacco, suede style leather, saddle-wood with fresh & withering; dark, red, purple, blue flowers & just a touch of violets. The ABV on this wine is really nice given today’s hotter wines. Climate change, it’s a bitch. The round acidy is as good as it gets. The long, excellent, elegant, rich, ripe, ruby, gorgeous, sexy, floral, perfectly balanced finish falls into persistent heaven.

This is a gorgeous example of what Napa Valley is capable of in grand vintages, if you have good storage & can show patience.

Photos of; an arial view of Jones Family Winery, patio tasting area, beautiful Jones Family Cabernet fruit and their amazing vineyards. — 5 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.4

Notes of soy sauce, mushrooms and caramel — 7 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

8.9

Central Coast ripeness well balanced with freshness, acidity, and a light hand in the winery. — 7 years ago

Matt Beyard

9.2

Delicious Pinot. Not your normal Cali Pinot - like I’ve had in France. Kenny does such a great job with his Pinots. I just love them. — 7 years ago

Miki Moreno

9.6

Excelente IPA, suave. — 8 years ago

John H Duncan

9.6

‘16. Wow. Like a time machine. All 13 varietals. Not over ripe! Nuanced, complex, balanced. $55 retail more or less. — 5 years ago

Tom Garland

9.2

Double decant (lots of fine sediment). Taking the time machine back to 1990! Still a glorious dark red with some slight bricking on the edge. On the nose: red fruit, earthy, plum, and slight barn yard funk (which I luv). Taste: red fruit, plum, smokey, floral, currants, sweet still there tannins...low acidity and medium finish....took a chance buying a few bottles and drinking really well! Glad I did. — 6 years ago

with Brenda

Rajiv Pramanik

8.9

Great fruit forward table wine. Can drink this everyday — 6 years ago

Sara G

8.9

Easy drinking red — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.2

Another gem from the California Lost and Found file. My friends at Meeker Vineyards recently stumbled upon 100 cases of this 2001 bottling of Mendocino Carignan in their cellars. When they offered me samples I happily accepted. Drinking very well- great purity, definition and balance. Bright red fruits, dried flowers, mint,
eucalyptus, tobacco- characteristics that I’ve noted in some of their older wines. Skillful cork removal and decanting required, tools not included. — 7 years ago

Christopher Losa

Owner/Wine Director Bar Bambino

9.0

a more burgundian take oh PN from Folk Machine with excellent results. light and agile with an undertone of dried fruit. — 7 years ago

Kyle Bella

8.9

Cranberry in color, juicy cherries, soft earthiness and medium tannins, a little bit of spice, and a lovely long finish. Definitely better on day 2. 💎 — 8 years ago