Petit Courbu

Opus One

Overture Napa Valley Petit Verdot Blend

Paul J
9.4

PnP. Bordeaux like with more fruit and less earth/wood. Velvety texture but lighter and thinner than expected. Wouldn’t turn down a glass. — 25 days ago

Tom, Paul and 3 others liked this

Flora Springs

Trilogy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2009

Very pleasing. Cherries and raspberries, very smooth. Went great with couscous, a lot of veggies and merguez — 14 days ago

Matthiasson

Napa Valley Red Blend 2013

Quite delicious, but needs a 2+ hour decant even at 10+ years (plus lots of sediment so the decant is necessary anyway). Great pairing with an Easter roast beef and mushrooms. Nice darker fruit. Tannins still quite there - could take another ~5 years. Nice acid on the finish and always appreciate the < 14% abv. — 2 months ago

Neil, Severn and 3 others liked this

Colgin Cellars

IX Estate Napa Valley Red Blend 2010

Love the blue red fruit with sanguine — 2 months ago

Shay, Billy and 6 others liked this

Spring Mountain Vineyard

Elivette Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2011

Paul K
9.4

Drinking window wide open! Black cherry, black plum, licorice, and tobacco with currant covered tannins. Everything comes together so well with minute long finish of crème de cassis. Knocked out by this. — 2 months ago

Shay, Ray and 16 others liked this

Continuum

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Paul J
9.5

PnP. Better than the Overture in my opinion. Much deeper and more complex. Ample dark fruit with bramble and some minor CDP elements. Very deep with a medium plus finish. — 25 days ago

Tom, Paul and 5 others liked this

Château Lynch-Bages

Grand Cru Classé Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2023

Massive wine. Seems to be built for the long haul. — a month ago

Jan, Freek and 3 others liked this

Pahlmeyer

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2009

Treated to a proprietary red en mag after our tasting at Pahlmeyer. Enjoyed the 2018 better. — 24 days ago

Billy and Andrew liked this

Château Lanessan

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Probably my favourite Bordeaux vintage but i found this a bit lacking. Still offers a fairly good QPR. Wouldnt buy it again but would drink it again 😂 — 2 months ago

Ted, Dick and 9 others liked this

Château Lafon-Rochet

Saint-Estèphe Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2016

rounded fresh fruits, deeply tannic still. aniseed, pepper, like a cured sausage taste. light oak on the nose and on palate. clove. slightly mineralic, granite and graphite, fresh olive, orange rind. — 2 months ago

Harlan Estate

Napa Valley Proprietary Red Blend 2004

From magnum, this was a beautiful wine with still many more years of life ahead. Showing black currant, tobacco, dried thyme, squid ink and Chinese 5 spice. Stunner. — 2 months ago

Jay, Bob and 10 others liked this

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2012

Delectable Wine
9.5

The 2012 Opus One is a terrific choice for drinking now. Silky and beautifully perfumed, the 2012 is wonderfully open-knit in this tasting. The purity of the fruit is alluring, There's still a good bit of freshness, too. Naturally, the 2012 reflects the medium-bodied style that is typical of the year, but all the elements are very nicely balanced. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, rose petal, spice and blood orange linger. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, May 2024)
— 10 days ago

Montes

Purple Angel Colchagua Valley Carménère Petit Verdot 2020

Deeep purple color.
Aromas of baked blueberry, blackberry, green bell pepper, hint of vanilla.
Dry. Flavors of cassis, vanilla, cedar, licorice. Medium-rich, chewy tannins.

Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 5/5
— a month ago

Tom, Severn and 1 other liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2019

Ted
9.5

Superb glass of grape juice. Silky smooth. Outstanding!! — 2 months ago

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Billy, Shay and 11 others liked this

Pahlmeyer

Jayson Napa Valley Red Blend 2021

Fountainbleu with kristen and Adrienne. — 2 months ago

Casa Lapostolle

Clos Apalta Limited Release Carménère Blend 1997

Medium ruby , quite wide ruby / garnet rim , but very little bricking . Very young looking . Quite deep on the nose with dusty spiced cassis and dark fruits and coffee , slightly toasty , leather. On the palate quite dark fruits , cassis , spiced plum , roasted peppers , with those coffee notes. Quite sweet on the mid palate with ripe but still noticeable tannin, good balanced and acidity and balanced alcohol . Pretty decent length with a leather , coffee tinged finish . Still drinking very well , and will do over the next 5-8 years . — 2 months ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 7 others liked this
Severn Goodwin

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These are great, my 90's bottles are long gone, wish I still had, only 2001 forward now.