Was handed a glass of this and without even knowing anything was incredibly impressed. Thought it to be a French wine too, had no inkling it was Napa Cab. Beautiful purple colors that showcases a robust and complex bouquet of blackberries, dark cherry, tobacco, and chocolate. Has some spices too but they are pinned back by the fruit. Medium tannins with medium+ acids, super smooth and well balanced. Vanilla cola, cedar, black currants and more tobacco and chocolate give it a robust and lively blend. Great finish! — 6 months ago
Classic Tuscan. Beautiful fruit. Soft tannic finish delicious — 7 months ago
Medium straw colour with a beautiful mousse. On the nose, lemon, pear, yeast and toast. Nice light body with perfect tiny bubbles that made the perlage super velvety in the mouth, a nice contrast to the crisp acidity. Notes of asian pear, white peach and apple, lemon and at times almost like ethanol and some toast with lingering hazelnut and ginger on the long finish. Not sure if our bottle was slightly off with the ethanol taste that came up once in a while. Will have to try another bottle. For science. — 3 years ago
Earthy finesse, complex, clean cherry/current and a tangling, slightly spicy finish — 6 years ago
Beautiful is a great name for this wine! — 8 years ago
So yummy. I acquired at my most recent Napa visit. Medium bodied fruity cab. — 10 years ago
Whitefish, MT — 11 years ago
Mount V just makes lovely Cab Savs! Still had tannin structure for 3-5 additional years of cellaring. — 6 months ago
Simply beautiful. Wish we had more than 1 bottle in the cellar — 2 years ago
Enjoyed at Bourbon Steak Sky Bar at the JW Marriott in Nashville on 10/13/2024. — 8 months ago
Medium-deep ruby-garnet color.
Aromas of baked cherry, tomato leaf.
Dry. Flavors of dried cherry, tomato leaf, roasted herbs, spices, floral. Medium-rich, velvety tannins. Beautiful!
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 4/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5 — 9 months ago
Bold berries up front. Dry middle. No lingering aftertaste. Great cab. — 3 years ago
Sweet nose of ripe blackberries, black cherries, plum, licorice and a hint of herbs. Not much complexity but what beautiful concentration and purity of expression against soft tannin structure and balanced acidity. Good stuff and will likely continue aging@for another decade,. — 4 years ago
A beautiful dry rose with great depth of flavor, texture and an incredible finish. I need to get more of this! — 7 years ago
Beautiful and delicate — 8 years ago
Wow, what a beautiful wine. Well balanced, drinking nicely. — 11 years ago
FOGO w/ the beagles — 12 years ago
So delish! Beautiful and holding strong with notes of blackberry, black currant, clove, star anise, licorice, dried orange peel, black olive, potpourri, tobacco, leather, earth, cured meat, pencil shavings, graphite, spice box, forest floor. Complex and balanced with a long, elegant finish. — 6 months ago
Beautiful: dark, quiet, powerful. Nothing extraneous. Lead with minerals, graphite, tobacco on top of a layer of dry black and red fruit. Tannins were mild. Fit the room (The Grill, NYC) and the meal (Thanksgiving) perfectly. — 7 months ago
Very guava, interesting crisp and tart, not overly grassy — 7 months ago
Girl. Sup? Shoot. This was utterly brilliant tonight. Classic Bordeaux yet, even at 26 years young, somewhat precocious still. A beautiful mix of deep, dark and red fruit with currants, blackberries and cherries with chocolate, purple flowers, green pepper, tobacco, earth, leather and awesomeness. Plenty of structure to keep this strutting for years to come. Fabulous balance and complexity. Drink now through 2047+. — 9 months ago
Drinking so well. Red fruits, leather, dried herbs, cedar. Lots of color still. Freshness, tannins present, beautiful acidity. Really solid. — 12 years ago
Scott Kahn
Beautiful wine - one that has improved with age! Deep and rich color with a bouquet of cedar in the glass. Dark and plentiful fruit, integrated albeit present tannins, and a long finish. This is best Estournel that I have sampled! — 5 months ago