Jane Nuss

9.3

Plum, oak, vanilla, pepper, cherry. Bold palate with ripe dark fruits. Blackberry, fig, prune. Silky tannins.
— 2 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.2

Inky and rich with dark cherry and sweet plum. Intense throughout, concentrated with firm yet well integrated tannins. Finish is at least a minute long. Fantastic now and will hold at least a decade. — 6 years ago

Kerry Bunting

9.3

Taste like strawberries 🍓. Lightly tannic. Light & bright. Good w/ or w/o food. Not funky, but tasty. — 6 years ago

Patty Galippo

9.1

Smooth, full body, loved with hors devours... delicious, fun to share with friends — 7 years ago

Joyce Brooks

9.5

Dependable good taste! $13 H-E-B — 7 years ago

Liz Bird

9.2

Really light refreshing delish! — 7 years ago

Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Nero d’avola? Native yeasts 💁🏻‍♂️
#sommcon — 8 years ago

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

9.5

Just hinting at tertiary - wonderful fruit. Elegant and structured. — 10 years ago

Nichelle Renk

9.7

So yummy. I acquired at my most recent Napa visit. Medium bodied fruity cab. — 11 years ago

P A

9.2

Always a good bet — 12 years ago

Erik Longabardi

9.2

Lovely. 2014 — 4 years ago

Mike Colantonio

9.4

Very smooth blend. Not too acidic. Not sweet. — 6 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

I kid you not, Charles Hendricks is likely the most underrated & under known Winemaker in Napa Valley.

If you have not had his wines, you are missing out on great wines & relative real value for Napa. He makes his own private higher end label-Hendricks, Hope & Grace and midway through the 14 vintage for; James Cole, Regusci & T-Vine.

There are few Winemakers that can make wines that drink well young & some that will age two decades plus stored correctly.

This Santa Lucia Doctor’s Vineyard is really good but, his private label Hendricks Pinot from Santa Lucia is off the charts. His 2008 Hendricks Pinot Noir is the highest rating I have ever given a Ca Pinot Noir, 98.

The 13 Doctor’s Vineyard is better than his 12 & is still a little early right now. It will improve over the next 5 years & hold there a couple of years before its gentle decline.

The nose reveals, ripe, well extracted & slightly baked; blackberries, stewed, deep, dark, black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry pomegranate & cranberries with shades of blueberries. Dark spices, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, touch of savory meats, anise to black licorice, black tea, wet clay, steeped black tea, touch of herbs dominated with Rosemary, rich, black, earth, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, fresh tobacco, leather notes, volcanic minerals, limestone with bright, fresh & withering florals that are; dark, red, purple, blue mixed in violets and lavender.

The body is full, rich, lush and gorgeous. The structure, tension, length and balance are just hitting their good phase. It is simply a beautiful & complex Pinot Noir. Nicely extracted & slightly baked; blackberries, stewed, deep, dark, black plum, black cherries, black raspberries, baked strawberries, dry pomegranate & cranberries with more blueberries than the nose. Dark spices that bring palate heat, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon stick & vanilla, touch of savory meats, peppery notes, anise to black licorice, black tea, wet clay, steeped black tea, touch of herbs dominated with Rosemary, rich, black, earth, dry stones, dry crushed rocks, fresh tobacco, leather notes, volcanic minerals, limestone with bright, fresh & withering florals that are; dark, red, purple, blue mixed in violets and lavender. The acidity is very good & excellent at containing the slightly higher ABV. The long, complex finish is, well balanced fruit & earth, polished and will persist until dawn.

Photos of; Their Doctor’s Vineyard, one of my favorite paintings that used to hang behind the bar in their tasting room & now hangs in Charles’ house (it reminds me of a Jackson Pollock), Winemaker-Charles Hendricks and the front of their tasting room in downtown Yountville.
— 6 years ago

Megan Park

9.5

One of the best cabs I've ever had....
— 8 years ago

Peter Marks

Master of Wine, Educator Constellation Brands

9.4

A beautiful dry rose with great depth of flavor, texture and an incredible finish. I need to get more of this! — 8 years ago

S.R.Alexander

9.4

One of my favorite domestic pinot producers. Dense and clean. — 10 years ago

Rachel Marie

9.0

Nice for a dinner for one at Russell House Tavern in Cambridge — 10 years ago

Christopher Liang

9.0

Not a fan of white wine, but this wasn't bad — 11 years ago

Nils Johnson

9.6

Mellow and delicious. Toffee and coffee notes mixed with a faded blackberry jam. — 13 years ago

Oliver N

9.3

Tart black cherry, anise, pine and alpine vibes, high acidity, low spicy tannins.
A beautiful Cali Barbera with the acidity and spice of Piemonte, with the high toned fruit of California sunshine. I love! — 5 years ago

SK

9.3

Fabulous table wine. The Australian version of The Chocolate Block. Affordable too. From Wine Rack in Belsize. — 6 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.2

2016 vintage. Rambunctious. Decant if possible. A little chunky and needs some time to knit together but all the components are there. Power in spades. — 6 years ago

Madeline Warren

9.0

Watermelon aqua fresca, grassy, sour cherry on the finish. Nice minerality. — 7 years ago

Jenks

9.1

Frequent crusher. Such lovely balance between oily custard texture and acidity. — 7 years ago

Mike Hartz

9.2

Delicious, blend of the kitchen sink, but full bodied and full of flavor, delicious — 8 years ago

Martin Johnson

10

This wine is excellente! Deep silky dark fruit. This is a great sipping wine, yet it will sing with a thick steak or juicy grilled pork chop. This is a 2007, so good luck finding one. — 10 years ago

Chris Ursini

Brand Manager Chambers & Chambers

9.0

Kicking off memorial day weekend right — 10 years ago

Maynard Yu

8.9

Maynard had this 11 years ago

Emily

9.0

Drinks like a white. Tart and interesting. — 11 years ago

Patrick Quinlan

10

FOGO w/ the beagles — 13 years ago