John Jaye

9.1

Great fruit, tannins are gone, long finish. — 5 months ago

Jess

9.2

Pale gold color.
Aromas of buttered pastry, popcorn.
Dry. Flavors of buttered popcorn, citrus.

Intensity: 5/5
Complexity: 3/5
Balance: 4/5
Finish: 4/5 — 7 months ago

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9.6

Sweet herbal tones, tobacco, dark earth and dried black cherries form a dramatic bouquet as the 2017 smolders up from the glass. This is pure elegance on the palate, verging on opulence, yet with a core of tart black fruits and savory herbal tones to balance. Brisk acidity brings a nearly juicy feel toward the close. The 2017 folds in upon itself through the finish, balsamic and tarry, yet somehow maintains a lovely freshness as sweet tannins linger on. The 2017, an extremely warm vintage, contains 32% Petit Verdot, the largest amount ever included in the Reserve, balanced by 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Malbec. Chris Figgins explained that Petit Verdot achieved perfect ripeness in 2017. (Eric Guido, Vinous, October 2023)
— 7 months ago

Brett Vanderbrook

9.2

Definitely doesn’t feel 14 years old. Still very primary with black cherry and baking spice and cedar. Very good, high quality Willamette Pinot. I could (and have) drink a lot of this. — 8 months ago

with Michael and Raina

Mark Mannebach

9.5

2010 is holding up and tasting fantastic. Get Pinot noir tones with some mineral components. — 4 years ago

Robert Henalt

9.4

Excellent now. Deep ruby color. Red berries and cherry with mild oak and moderate tannins. Wow — 5 years ago

Natasha Langton

8.9

Very enjoyable Christmas Day tipple - a veritable companion to a roast rib of beef. Silky and sublime. — 6 years ago

Pat Sperry

8.9

Very nice Pinot, rich and flavorful, splendid acidity, surprisingly good for a tough vintage, paired well with pork ribs — 8 years ago

PJ

9.5

Great way to warm up on a 20 degree night! 🍷 — 9 years ago

Brent S

9.0

Questionable QPR — 5 months ago

Norman Gennaro

9.0

Interesting light red — 6 months ago

Monica Wnuk

9.0

@Sipping Fine Wine you can be a really douche. Maybe some people are into the 15 dollar wines. But you don't have to be a jerk about it. I'd rather pay 10 to 15 dollars for a very drinkable wine than pay 40 for a crap wine that has a nice label. — 7 months ago

Ming L

9.2

Of the 3 Napa cabs for the night, this is the most approachable. The nose and palate are immediately attractive, exhibiting perfectly ripen plum, blackberry, cassis, cedar, clove, dark chocolate and tobacco. Very good depth of flavors. Plush and balanced. Polished tannins.
Shows great at this young age, and will evolve beautifully for the next 10-15 years. — 8 months ago

R. David Liebers

9.0

Fruity aroma, subtle tongue taste and dry, slightly acidic finish — 4 years ago

Nagib Nasr

9.0

Amazing Port to celebrate my brothers 50th birthday!!!! — 4 years ago

with Wissam

Kathleen Duffy

9.0

Delicious with smoke salmon — 5 years ago

Monica Lins

9.0

Full body with a peppery after taste — 8 years ago

Patrick Dolan

9.1

Rich stewed dark fruits aroma. Spicy on taste and full bodied. Smooth finish and has some slightly acidic notes. — 9 years ago

Pierre And Paula Soler

9.0

Solid cab. Black cherries and vanilla flavored — 11 years ago

Dean Butler

9.2

At Steak 48 — 5 months ago

Shaun Kleffman

9.6

Kelsi’s favorite all time. The Gold standard for us. — 7 months ago

with Kelsi

Z. R.G.

9.4

Love these raspberries — 8 months ago

Brendan Powell

9.3

Basically the perfect Uco Malbec, and reasonable. — 8 months ago

Jeff Janes

9.0

Pairs well with oysters and blackened redfish. — 2 years ago

Michael Over

9.1

Light bodied good flavor — 4 years ago

Devin Bostick

9.0

Raspberry acid, grass, dark purple magenta, slight cranberry, rustic — 5 years ago

Nicholas Lauf

9.3

Very jammy, dark wine not the blackest. Black currant. Juicy and jammy. Red cherry. Really love how sweet this is. This blew me away. — 7 years ago

Lisa Moss

10

This is our favorite wine, light and crisp. It's the wine by which we judge all others. — 8 years ago

Pascal Levensohn

9.5

Drinking extraordinarily well right now. Get it if you can.... — 9 years ago