Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.4

@Delectable Wine this is the Aperture Cellars Del Rio Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

Brand new release (3/6) and inaugural bottling from Aperture Cellars and Jesse Katz.
Super dark purple in appearance. A bit of iron on the nose with notes of black berries, cigar box and baking spices. Heavy tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Rich and voluptuous palate with baking spices, blueberries, cassis, anise and crushed gravel. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2036. (94+)

First time trying these Single Vineyard Cabernets by Jesse Katz and boy were we in for a treat. This is the inaugural bottling of their Del Rio Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon which is made up of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. If aged like the Oliver Ranch Vineyard then it is aged for 20 months in 70% new French oak barrels. This will only improve with age.

$$$ - Sample provided by the winery. Release price is $95.00.

— 6 years ago

with Sean and India

Jonathan Pytko

9.4

Lovely, very refined. Can sit longer but drinking beautifully now- 2007 — 8 years ago

with Michael

Pooneet K

9.0

Really nice. Should definitely decant for at least an hour, could easily use more. Great earth, solid acid that keeps it refreshing, and still surprisingly persistent tannins. Overall very nice. Had at Babbo. — 8 years ago

Christer Leung

9.5

tasted this at a wine tasting at Gaucho HK. Loved it! — 8 years ago

Hali Beckman

9.0

Great Argentina wine blend - NPR review — 9 years ago

Patrick Skelly

9.3

Nice structure intense fruit. — 10 years ago

Peter Blandino

9.1

Wow, lovely and complex. — 6 years ago

Emily Tarter

9.1

Great from Steve's — 7 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

9.4

I got paired up with a Mezcal Wizzard in Cancun, this was one of her top picks - clear, measured smoke, light citrus, dried herb ... soulful. Tall glass with soda and wedge is the perfect drink for Clemson v Wake Forest for the ACC title. #GoTigers #BestMezcal — 8 years ago

Rich Bernstein

9.2

Xeno vino. Really smooth w rt flavor. Ask Xeno abot px.! — 8 years ago

Corey Lair

9.2

Beautiful bottle of wine... Central Coast guys really know their Pinot Noir — 9 years ago

Christian Dahl

9.6

After 5 years of waiting — 9 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.3

A very sweet nose can't leave more than 30 days they press the white immediately fermented in barrels punching Down everyday she made the first dessert wine in 2005 for this purpose — 10 years ago

Byron Hewett

9.4

Gorgeous, floral, muscat aspects. — 7 years ago

Paul Montgomery

9.2

Very very tasty. — 7 years ago

Kevin Ortzman

9.2

Strong tart cherry with a slight cherry tobacco pope smoke — 8 years ago

with Rick

Will Howard

9.0

Very elegant for a cab, not a mouth bomb. Clean and pleasing. — 8 years ago

Michael Centanni

9.3

Beautiful feminine easy drinking barbaresco. Francesco does a great job!!! — 8 years ago

with Clare

Floyden Mugford

9.4

Tart cherry pie Italian style that settles nicely over the pallet — 9 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

Stainless steel located in the Petaluma gap — 10 years ago