Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Beautiful, dark red, perfume fruits. Black currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, boysenberries, lots of blue fruits, expresso, anise, leather, some graphite, sweet dark moist soils, medium intensity volcanic minerals, limestone with blue and dark red floral bouquet.

The body is full. The tannins are round and nicely soften. The structure, length, tension and balance have hit harmony with plenty of life left ahead. Dark currants, blackberries, dark cherries, black plum, black raspberries, boysenberries, loads of blue fruits, expresso roast, anise, dark chocolate, a little caramel, leather, some graphite, leather, dry tobacco, touch of dry herbs, sweet dark moist soils, medium intensity volcanic minerals, limestone and blue and dark red floral bouquet. The acidity is round and beautiful. The finish is long, very well balanced, elegant, polished and lasts minutes.

Photos of; The barn used for winemaking and to host tastings. The first harvested Cabernet grapes of the season, an old school basket press that decorates their grounds, Estate vines and a giant fan to dry the vines if needed amongst the hilltop mountains that surround the Estate. — 8 years ago

Mike Leapley Jr.

8.9

Legs for days. I let it breathe for two hours very nice drinking wine.
— 9 years ago

Johanna Peterson

9.3

Wonderful and sweet without being sugary. Bought a few bottles of this and had friends over when the 2 bottles ran out I thought they were going to protest ! Ran back to Grocery Outlet and bought 4 more bottles :-) crowd pleaser — 10 years ago

Pat Sperry

8.9

Very tasty grenache, soft and luscious, vibrant red berry fruit, lingering finish, gift at party — 10 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.3

Crisp, off dry and delightful. — 10 years ago

Michael Steinmark

9.7

From White Rock Vineyards in Napa. Only 70 cases made of this 2010 vintage. Fantastic wine. — 11 years ago

Alex Westphal

8.9

Nett, aber nix extraordinäres. Sehr rund und tief. Kann man bestimmt zwei bis drei Flaschen hintereinandertrinken.
Qatar Airways doha berlin. — 11 years ago

Chas Worley

9.6

Lemon and ripe pear aroma. Taste of yellow apple. Very refreshing. — 12 years ago

Wendy Seignemartin

9.9

Fabulous red blend. Full bodied, a lot of plum and cherry with earthy notes. Delicious! — 13 years ago

Nick Loveridge

9.2

Cheap and tasty — 13 years ago

Jeff Thornhill

9.2

Very good. Great bouquet, flavor and finish. Worth the $16. Definitely a repeat purchase. — 8 years ago

Nicole

8.9

I snuck aboard the space station and made my way to the holding cell where I was told the princess was being held. Upon breaking down the door, I was confronted by a short person in a diaper and odd headdress who said "I'm sorry, but the princess is in another death star".

About that time all the alarms in the space station started going off.

After some brief firefights I found myself cornered, my only escape to done down a shoot into a garbage compactor. So I did. Once in the trash compactor I met a friendly monster called a Dianoga. We shared a lovely bottle of Slow Press while the walls of the compactor slowly closed in on us.

Fortunately for me, I'm the hero of this tale and, as such, made a timely escape, rescued the princess (eventually), and managed to do it all without realizing I had spilled wine on myself. — 9 years ago

Nhat Tran

9.9

Really smooth and peppery. Great with a red neat dish — 10 years ago

David Lincoln

9.1

Bright acid, moderate fruit, hardly any oak, medium body. — 10 years ago

Thomas Monroe

Winemaker Division Winemaking Company, Owner/Winemaker SE Wine Collective

8.9

Organic Rhythm! — 10 years ago

B

10

1993 Screaming Eagle Cab. Drank at Press w K, Iana, S, and AG. Such a treat and very interesting as Kplanned it as a comp with the 1991 Harlan. For the first hour or so, we all favored the SE. Super unctuous and round, like velvet in the mouth. Then the wines came to temp and the picture completely changed and we all grew to favor the Harlan. Interestingly, the SE got flabby and very, very sweet. A thought it was bc it lacked the tannins that the Harlan showed. Anyway, SE turned almoSt port-like, with a nose of dates, raisins, and prunes. Amazing and fun to see the change throughout the night. — 11 years ago

B

10

Magnum 2005 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay. White wine to start K's birthday dinner at Press. Awesome. Love this wine. — 12 years ago

Michael Slomer

9.6

Last bottle! Being discontinued at the restaurant — 13 years ago

Carol Andersen

9.6

Bought this one for the label — 13 years ago

Kiley Maitrott-Adams

9.2

Excellent tasting big nose cabernet. Fruity with a chocolate finish. Trader Joes $8.00! — 13 years ago

with Debra

Melissa Rogers

10

Berry fruity on the nose, watermelon Jolly Ranchers and sour cherries on the tongue. Really unique, distinct and DELISH!
— 8 years ago

Cara Fleck Plewinski

10

Light and crisp! Bought at Wine Cellars of Annapolis — 9 years ago

Peter Lutz

9.1

What can I say? I love a granache. — 9 years ago

Todd Slan

9.2

Not for the faint of heart... — 10 years ago

with Christian

Zach Thompson

9.0

Edge of too sweet — 10 years ago

Anne Hance

9.5

Very tasty 2012 vintage — 11 years ago

Angelique Mayer

9.0

Didn't realize it was from The Press (wine bar) in SF. Had no idea they made wine! $14.64 — 11 years ago

Bill Crites

9.1

Great blend of Carignan, Zin, Syrah, and Grenache. Fruit pops out at the start and has a medium finish. — 12 years ago

Josh Huber

8.9

High acidity and tartness. Good sweetness. Just enough dryness. Well balanced and crisp. — 12 years ago

Rene Garay

9.7

Great wine with pork or chicken — 13 years ago