Rick Phillips

9.8

Floral note’s of blackberry and blueberry, baking spice, cedar, tobacco and dark chocolate. It has plush, velvety tannins that enhances the smooth finish. — 7 days ago

with Letha

Jeroen Koenen

9.8

A ringer in our 100PP-tasting tonight….
And it performed, big time. Again.
Fantastic wine. — 23 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

This needed lots of air showing mostly black fruits, menthol, leather, graphite, earth, sweet spice & wet tobacco. Although enjoyable now this will continue to develop for many years — 21 days ago

Dmitri Abramov

9.2

Full body zinfandel. Fabulous for the stake or cold weather occasion. — 8 days ago

Sharon B

9.5

A gift I thoroughly enjoyed! — 16 days ago

P Plusquellec

9.7

Hard to find a flaw — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

8.9

2007 vintage. Nice fill. Used a Durand to open but good cork nonetheless. Decanted and tasted after 15 minutes. JFC...does the oak ever die on this nonsense? Tried to bushwhack through it without success. Even the Alexander Valley product has the good sense to have the oak minimized/integrated/drop off after a decade. Not the case here. There's a reason why I haven't even considered carrying this on a wine list since the late 90's. This go round didn't exactly convert my opinion. 8.16.26. — 2 months ago

Jj Joe

9.5

What a surprise, good for korean foods and chicken too — 4 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2022 vintage. Medium-heavy body. Needs time/patience but shows pretty well currently if you're out of either/both. 6.3.26. — 5 months ago

Pooneet K

9.1

Really nice, and showing quite well with 7 years of age. Medium color, extremely well balanced. Dark earth, black olive, savory notes for sure. Long finish with great acid. Excellent food wine. — 8 years ago

Jason Gelman

9.3

Love this wine. Still young ish but very nice drinking window. Love the texture and tannin structure. Long finish. — a day ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.6

In great shape. Muscular and serious, still has that lovely boisterous edge and balanced personality which I adore in high quality Napa wines. — 11 days ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Poised and cool. Great balance. A bit understated but that isn’t a bad thing — 16 days ago

with Paul and Ara

Conrad Green

9.3

Brassy but very pure. Intense. Good stuff — 16 days ago

with Paul and Ara

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Delicious throughout. The 2021 pours a bright garnet color with transparent core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, cranberry, red flowers, orange zest, some tar, talcum powder, dried herbs and dry, organic earth. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This is about as sapid of a young Classico I’ve had from Produttori. It’s a bold wine right now but some time on its side will bring more into balance. Drink now with some patience through 2051. — a month ago

romo

9.2

Bright strawberries and rainbow skittles. - at Laurelhurst — 2 months ago

Gladys Xiques

9.2

Aged purple fruit. Paired with meat chili — 2 months ago

Lindsey Maris

9.4

Gibson’s Chicago outdoor bar — 4 months ago

Scot Walker

9.2

Dark fruit in the nose with plums, black cherries, leather and blackberries in the palate. Paired well with steak au poivre. Drank in 2026, could use aeration to fully enjoy the wine. — 5 months ago

Monica Lo

9.1

Like drinking chocolate — 12 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2021 vintage. Decanted and passed, with high air, between two decanters four times. If it were Caymus, woulda used a blender and forgotten. Last tasted 8.5.26 (9.6) Older (60's, 70's and early 80's) vintages more fruit driven which is quite the surprise in the current Napa Cab climate. Arguably the best GDL Private Reserve this estate has ever made. That goes back six decades. Supple, velveteen entry without the temptations of appearing over-extended. Structured mid-palate. A seeker's wandering, yet undeniably substantial finish. Taste it and you tell me. — 17 days ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.0

Fill was 3cm below the cork and there were signs of seepage, so I assume this was better a few years ago, — 14 days ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

10/2026. Nice finish. Lingering dryness. Good fruit. — 16 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.6

Such a great wine that was groups favorite — 19 days ago

Fin Jams

9.2

Quintessential Rioja. Rounded ard the edges. Tertiary notes are out to play — 16 days ago

Joe Flo

9.7

Number 1 on Spectator in 2018 — a month ago

Joe Flo

9.3

Great improvement from the last btl. Unfortunately my last & not on the top of my list to replace. — 2 months ago

Joel Lara

9.4

Upon opening, this seemed a bit disjointed, with muted fruit flavors and strong herbal notes. Decanting didn’t seem to help much, but day 2 it finally opened up nicely, with nice complexity and intensity on the palate. Cherry, raspberry, cassis, bay leaf, dried Italian herbs, anise, cloves, vanilla, cedar, earth, and balsamic notes all come through. Really tasty, but maybe a bit too intense. I can see this improving with a few more years of aging so the flavors coalesce and soften a bit more. — 3 months ago

romo

9.4

Anti-roast, all tart cherry and white pepper, gentle tannin, faint horse hair. Wow. — 6 months ago

Michael OHara

9.6

Amazing Pinot — 13 years ago