Nose displays tropical fruits along with lemon zest. Beautiful delineation on the mid palate with pineapple, pears and honeycomb. Great viscosity and balance with perfect acidity. Finished sweet and exotic. Outstanding. — 2 months ago
Wine #1400th for me. I suppose destiny is destiny. Sort of has a special way of it find you, not you find it. Finally was able to try this highly coveted wine and with some age. Great chard, fresh and crisp with hints of stone fruit and citrus plus an earthy finish. Cheers. — 2 months ago
Jen and Carter! — 2 months ago
2020 very good, tasted like a berry tart pastry!! — 3 months ago
Dark ruby hue. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, cassis, licorice, and plum. Plus body, plus tannins, plus acid. While strong, balanced, and elegant, it opens up with a soft, round palate. Exemplary Napa red. 68 Cab Sauv, 28 Merlot, 2 Cab Franc, 2 Petit Verdot. — 3 months ago
History dates back to 1995 when on a lark, David Swift Phinney took a friend up on an offer & went to Florence, Italy to spend a semester “studying”. During that time, he was introduced to wine, how it was made, & got hooked. A Grenache, Syrah & Petite Sirah blend. Aromas of fresh ripe red fruits with floral & spice. On the palate flavors of cherry & raspberry with cacao & espresso notes on sweet savory soft tannins, well balanced, lingering finish ending with fruit & toasty oak. Nice! Consistent Quality! — 2 months ago
liked! had at ital restaurant in napa — 2 months ago
Still holding strong after a decade — 2 months ago
Would have given it maybe an 8.5 on night one. Just had one glass and it was only OK. A little sharp. It really opened up by night two and I felt like it had more flavor and character. — 2 months ago
Little funky, yeasty — 3 months ago
Nice balance, not as rich as I anticipated as many Hyde’s are from Patz. — 4 months ago
My first of 6. Smells like a full bodied Pinot Noir. The palate is rich with a lovely fruit sweetness, cherry and plum, and again, a full bodied Pinot Noir with intensity. Ticks all the boxes. Texture and the tannins are silky. Enough acid and tannin to go another 8 to 10 years. 98 points from HH. — 2 months ago
Alive and absolutely kicking! Beautiful wine, with depth and vibrancy that could go on another 10 years or more! — 2 months ago
💍 shopping…. — 2 months ago
Gift from Mayes — 5 months ago
Big and Jammie… great fruit that should last a while IMO 2nd bottle this week going to want a year before I try another! — 3 months ago
Surprisingly good, paired with lamb chops. — 5 months ago
jochen rueckert
Pretty good but $$$ — a month ago