Ara Aslanian

9.5

Honeysuckle, apricot notes, vibrant and crisp. Long balanced finish — 6 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.2

While Caberent Franc often plays second fiddle to its progeny Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, the grape earns star status on the Niagara Peninsula. Two Sisters crafts a dazzling Cab Franc from the Niagara River appellation that illuminates everything there is to love about this characterful grape. Aged entirely in French oak, 15% new, the wine matches its signature herbaceous, white pepper flavors and spicy cayenne, paprika notes with a juicier backbone of cassis and tart blackberries. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Dense Crimson with s cherry red rim. Aromatic primary plummy earthy spicy aromas. A savoury medium to full bodied palate. Medium Intensity and length with fine savoury tannins. A rare red grape type with only 653 Hectares grown in its native Alto Adige and Trentino. Negligible amounts in the new world. A progeny of Teroldego, a grandchild of Pinot, and a cousin of Syrah. Info from The Oxford Companion to Wine by Jancis Robinson. — 8 years ago

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9.7

Chardonnay master John Raytek with his magical progeny. — 11 years ago

with Ceritas, West Sonoma and 2 others

Shay A

9.4

I really enjoyed tasting this next to the ‘14 Progeny Veeder Cab. Same winemaker. While I thought the Progeny edged this out slightly (though it wasn’t entirely fair with them being different vintages) this was still a textbook Veeder wine. It is rich and powerful without being out of balance. Inky blue and black fruits, sweet oak and vanilla tobacco on the nose (almost identical to the Progeny). The palate here was a bit more expansive and less reigned in than the Progeny...signature mountain structure, dusty youthfulness in the ripe fruits. Dark chocolate & plum on the finish. This will improve a point or two in the next few years...fantastic. — 6 years ago

with Dan, Mark and 1 other

Ara Aslanian

9.5

Premier Napa Valley bottle. — 7 years ago

with Mike, Jeff and 1 other

AJ Leon

9.4

Raspberry wood (the good kind). A rare light Nebbiolo. If a Pinot Noir and a Barolo made sweet love, and had a baby, this wine would be the progeny. — 8 years ago

Shafiq Perry

9.2

The progeny of the clos rougeard team pulls through. — 10 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

I always seem to screw up and not order nearly enough of this. This one goes more to the smoky, meaty side than the previous release(s), yet still has full court press of black fruit, black licorice, black pepper, and allspice. This wine does take an hour to figure itself out as this one was extremely acidic and somewhat disjointed initially. This wine poured a dark violet to the glass. The nose is black fruit, licorice with a hint of grilled meat, iodine, and a nutty character. The entry is dark black fruit, black licorice, smoke, leather, with plum and grilled meat character in the middle with some allspice kind of character. Finishes with nice acidity and a stiff, toasted tannin on the finish with lots of black pepper and fruit. This wine is on full blast, so make sure your suspenders are on. Gonna try to beg for more of this, as it will still be going strong for a while. @Shay A I think this one has your name on it. — 7 years ago

Blake Foster

9.6

This turned out to be the favorite of the night, especially when the food arrived. More similar to the Kata than the Progeny. A big 2010 with tons of life in it. Could have used a decant. — 8 years ago

with Brooks and Blair

Mark Flesher

9.1

At 22 years of age, the thing that I was most impressed about is that it still had a rather dark crimson appearance in the decanter. Although not as dark as the 06 Bucella or 12 Progeny Rouge, this one had just about zero bricking or browning, and had JUUUUST a tiny amount of age on the nose. Just enough to intrigue you! This wine entered with just enough blackberry and pie spice. Green olive and green pepper notes in the middle. Finished rather nicely. Some pepper but mostly spice and olive notes dominated the finish with a little bit of grilled meat flavor. Nice wine. — 8 years ago

Tom Angell

9.1

Now this is a really exceptional red. A bonus is that it comes from such an unusual place. On second thought perhaps not so unusual. It might just be the progeny of that batch that Jesus whipped up for the wedding party at Cana. I highly recommend it. — 11 years ago