MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

100 points Parker. Cellerable. Long lasting. Elegant and powerful #garnacha — 8 months ago

Ming L

9.2

Dark fruited with steeped tea, baking spice, and even a bit black pepper. Ripe and deep. Paired really well with grilled salmon.
Could use another 4 or 5 years of bottle age. — 2 years ago

Ming L

9.2

Nice to taste this Santa Maria Valley bottling alongside the Sta. Rita Hills one. Riper, darker fruits profile but there is still freshness here. Oak is more prominent. Earthier as well with light mushroom and tea leaf notes. Plush palate.
This is a more complex and deeper wine. But I prefer the Sanford bottling slightly. — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.9

A rich crimson in colour with a little bricking developing - a tawny rim. Aromas of cassis, plum and dark chocolate on the nose. Smooth and silky with black currant - totally balanced with resolved tannins. The proverbial iron fist in the velvet glove - great density. See previous notes - I’ve never seen this for sale in Australia. Bought this from Vinfolio in San Francisco and was immediately impressed. A world class new world Cabernet - just gorgeous. 100 points from Robert Parker and also Jeb Dunnuck - tempted to do the same - I settled on 99. The best wine I’ve had this year. — 5 years ago

Peter Phillips

9.2

Another good, classic, Bordeaux from 2001. Tart blackberries, leather, pencil shavings and nice balance. Med/full body and med-short finish. Tannins surprisingly higher than expected but I believe it's time to drink em up. — 7 years ago

Paul T HB

9.7

I Usually avoid anything Napa 2011, but this was in the 12 bottle lot I wanted so took a chance, Parker 96 so not too big a gamble.
The best 2011 napa Cabernet wine I’ve had & I haven’t even decanted, normally give Shafer 3-4 hours — 8 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.5

Deep ruby color. Aromas of blackberry, cranberry and toffee. Fantastic flavors of dark fruit, coffee and vanilla on the palate.

90% Merlot, 6% Malbec and 4% Cab Franc

🏅98 Points - Wine Independent
🏅96 Points - Robert Parker — 8 months ago

with Dr.

Ming L

9.0

From the home estate vineyard, being citrus fruits leap out of the glass followed by melon and subtle petrol. Clean and refreshing on the palate. Hint of ginger and seashells on the crips finish. — 2 years ago

Naoki Otani

9.0

07.04.2021 — 4 years ago

Tom Garland

9.3

1 hour decant (lots of sediment). An amazing dark ruby red color with some bricking. On the nose: nice mellow nose draws you in with sweet black cherry, eucalyptus, little funky earth, wet forest floor, and oak. Taste: silky smooth medium body wine with red berries, cedar, cassis, and a dry pencil lead medium plus finish. Pop one if you got em it will not disappoint! Cheers! — 5 years ago

with Brenda

"Odedi"

9.3

To celebrate 5,500 reviews on Vivino, here is a beautiful wine from Washington State.

Dark ruby in color with a short brick rim.

Sweet nose of blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, cedar, leather, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs and black pepper.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with sweet cherries, plums, blueberries, oak, light vanilla, spices, espresso, cola, light vegetables, leather, earth, tobacco, vinaigrette, peppercorn, pencil lead, light bell pepper and dark chocolates.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a great Syrah from Washington State. Showing great complexity with a nice mouthfeel. Elegant, yet rich. Just Beautiful.

This 12 year old is drinking very nicely now and will continue to age nicely in the next decade.

Needs 3 hours to open up properly and show some tannins.

Wine Enthusiasts 100 points. Robert Parker 97 points.

I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.

Tasty and delicious.

14.4% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$275. — 6 years ago

WineMascot

9.0

1989, hint leather and dried cranberry. 13% they sure don't make em like that anymore — 8 years ago

with Erik

Jessica DeCicco

9.0

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Minerals, fresh, crisp, stone fruit, light oak. — 8 years ago

Andy Thomson

9.1

Beautiful wine. — 9 months ago

with Cheryl

"Odedi"

9.4

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Deep purple in color with a short purplish rim.

Beautiful nose with lots of chocolates and light earth notes.

Full-bodied and elegant with medium acidity.

Dry and very fruity on the palate with nice complexity.

Showing black currants, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco, vanilla, dried figs, raisins, licorice, light earth, peppercorn, cola, spices and dark chocolates.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and crushed peppercorn.

This is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon based Bordeaux blend from Napa Valley. Big and bold. Spicy and tangy. Showing nice complexity at this point.

This 6 year old is drinking beautifully now. Rich yet elegant. Extracted and easy drinking. Well balanced and really delicious.

A beautiful surprise. I had the 2016 a few years ago, and this is drinking much better now. I did not expect it from the 2017 vintage.

Thank you Mike for sharing this with me.

Good right out of the bottle, and good by itself as a sipping wine. Robert Parker 93 points.

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

15.2% alcohol by volume.

94 points.

$110. — 2 years ago

John Wayne Ma

10

210320週六老婆作菜請兩位小學同學帶酒和甜點同聚。
1778 在 Pauilac 北邊 St. Estèphe 開滿小花的山坡建立，所以取名Montrose的二級酒莊。
June. 2016 Robert Parker 給1989年這瓶滿分100，並稱其為 80 年代 Bordeaux 前5名！
65% Cabernet Sauvignon
25% Merlot
10% Cabernet Franc

到2030年都適飲，同學阿達本想過10年再品嚐，想人生無常、又被同學小琳拱了下、就先喝先贏了。

一開瓶的味道輕柔、不像是32歲的酒，但還是有陳年Cab 的香味，丹寧...filigree
30' 香味變黑梅味、丹寧益加柔順
60' 黑梅香更淡，口味回甘
90’ 香味回到淡cab，酸甜口感well balance
150’ 餘韻猶存 — 5 years ago

Paige Martin

9.5

Nice and light, not too sweet, with lovely notes of peaches and apricots, exactly as described on the bottle! — 5 years ago

Roy Goble

9.5

Great wine, but not the 100 pointer Parker called it — 6 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.0

We were all surprised that it drank much like a California Cab. Nose was not at all what you would expect from a 2nd growth. We were all wondering if this was from a “Parker” barrel.
Ito definitely needed 2 hours to open up. I’m. It sure if time will integrate this one.? — 8 years ago

with Ted and Kirk

James Webb

9.2

Really nice soft lemon character with some slate. Underrated — 8 years ago