Mike Lev

9.1

Howell fruit. Black cherry, tar, cigar box, polished tannins. 14.8 but felt like less. — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

This is a very tasty Petite Sirah from California.

Big and bold with medium acidity and nice mouthfeel.

Dry and very fruity.

Showing black fruits with chocolate notes, tobacco, vanilla, licorice, wood, Mediterranean spices and peppercorn.

Tasty and spicy.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$32. — 5 years ago

Erik Wochna

8.9

17’ vintage — 6 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

The winery has been renamed after the family, Pestoni. Motor oil, integrated tannins, layered black fruit, smoke. — 7 years ago

Bryan Vogt

9.1

Blackberry. Full body — 8 years ago

Brian Phillips

8.9

Classic Napa Savignon Blanc with some gouda. Happy Friday! — 10 years ago

with Julie

Amelia Norvell

9.1

Delicious, and fruity for a cab sauv. — 13 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.

Ruby in color with medium plus intensity.

Fruity nose with lots of fruits, cedar and chocolate notes.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with nice complexity and a soft mouthfeel.

Showing sweet cherries, currants, cedar, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco, chocolates, light earth, coffee, herbs, spices and black pepper.

Long finish with soft tannins and cherries.

This 7 year old Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next 5 years.

Delicious, complex and fruit forward. Nicely balanced and soft. Reminds me of a Left Bank Bordeaux.

This Single Vineyard is easy drinking and good by itself or with food. A great sipping wine.

I paired it with a Florentine steak.

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot. Aged in French oak barrels for 20 months. A very small production of 1,500 bottles.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$125. — 2 years ago

"Odedi"

8.9

For National Zinfandel Day, here is a nice one from California.

This is a nice and spicy Zinfandel based blend from Lake County, California. Nicely balanced with a soft mouthfeel.

Showing red and black fruits with chocolate notes, tobacco, light oak, earth, vanilla, spices, espresso, cola and peppercorn.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate and easy drinking.

Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.

Good right out of the bottle and good by itself. Better once it opens up (30 minutes).

I had this vintage before, over a year ago, and it is drinking better now. A little high on alcohol so watch yourself 😉

I paired it with cheeses and crackers.

A blend of 83% Zinfandel, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Petite Sirah.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$30. — 6 years ago

Erik Wochna

8.9

15’ vintage — 7 years ago

Dan Rastler

9.0

The Pestoni family winery in Rutherford is known for their grate Cabernets ; but the Sangiovese he is delicious — 8 years ago

Suzy Irvine

9.5

Great white wine — 11 years ago

"Odedi"

9.8

Dark ruby red in color with a red rim.

What a gorgeous nose, with vanilla, spices, blackberries, cherries, oak, chocolate and black pepper.

Medium + in body, smooth and elegant.

Dry and smooth on the palate with cherries, black currants, Wood, vanilla, smoke, oak, spices and black pepper.

Long finish with round smooth tannins and peppercorn.

This is an awesome wine. Eight years old and showing a great capacity to age even longer.
If it had a little less vanilla this would be a perfect score, for me. If vanilla is your thing, this is it. Great Napa Valley Cabernet.

Only 400 cases were produced on this Howell mountain Reserve. 94 points wine enthusiast.

14.4% alcohol by volume. — 11 years ago

Andrea Soolah

9.3

Not a usual@cab sav lover but thia is really nice. — 4 years ago

David Kline

9.3

Rim to rim invariance of black cherry peel with smoky topaz highlights. Nearly Dense and dark as black coffee. Violets shine on a nose of plum , black currant jelly, blueberry-dark chocolate, roses with a tiny whiff of bovine, tilled soil, dried blackberries, and blueberry bran muffin. Graphite and licorice extract keep the fruity nose in check, and the burgeoning power of the palate rushes from the glass. Leather and oak frame the crushed, dried violet, in a grilled herbs de Provence, bing cherry, black cherry, and currant culmination!
What a finish. Lengthy resonance is finally whittled to a raspberry point.


#pestoni #pestonifamily #pestonifamilymerlot #merlot #camerlot #napa #napamerlot #howellmountain #howellmtn #Howellmountsinmerlot #mountainfruit #2014 #mountainmerlot — 5 years ago

with Courtney

Janell

9.0

last summer holiday...summery wine! — 7 years ago

Maya Kaczorowski

9.0

Sangiovese. Easy drinking, slightly peppery — 8 years ago

Olin Cramer

9.5

Big bad wolf happy thanksgiving — 9 years ago

Brian Mosqueda

9.9

Christmas wine. Spectacular Merlot that feels like a cab. Rich fruits and tannins. I need another bottle of this ASAP! — 11 years ago