Well shit. Wildly expressive nose of tea, kirsch, saddle, fennel and sage. Started off too cold but with temperature increase opened up to a beautiful, elegant style CDP with cherry, blackberry, and all sorts of rustic garrigueness. A smoky, blue fruit finish. Tannins and acidity and alcohol all in perfect formation. Just awesome — 8 years ago
Chewy Cherry tobacco Yountville sourced Bordeaux like blend with long legs! Wow. More more more! — 10 years ago
Not typical SB from Napa. Very good balance between flavones, acidity, and body. — 11 years ago
Yum chateau neuf du papes wines are amaze! — 12 years ago
Great wine. Mature nice fruit another in a string of great Papets! — 7 years ago
Very good. Smooth & bold — 8 years ago
Soft, well rounded, very flavorful. Full mouth flavor with a great finish. A really nice riff on the Italian grape. Venge does it again!! — 9 years ago
So much structure, tannins still taught. Wished another few hours (years?) was available to breathe/age. — 10 years ago
An 09 I opened and then vacuum pumped and left for 2 weeks (out of town). It just got better!. Dark and big but not too brawney. Raspberry as opposed to plum fruitv. Nice spice and a just a bit of sweetness — 11 years ago
Smoked meat nose delicate volleys on the palate. Wow — 11 years ago
Nice smooth buttery vanilla lemon — 12 years ago
Yes! This is me. Perfect. — 8 years ago
We are having a flight from 2000 to 2004. A really delicious evening of tasting. — 10 years ago
One of many wines tasted this week — 11 years ago
Really awesome! — 11 years ago
Smooth and creamy, and opens up like candy — 12 years ago
Steve Gerths
2015 was great vintage in Napa for Pinot Noir — 7 years ago