AWESOME. Great structure and flavor. Dark fruit and tobacco. Only thing missing is a good cigar. — 9 years ago
Deep flavors of black cherry along with some blueberry notes and also a creamy texture. Delicious wine!!!!! 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 2% Cab Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. — 9 years ago
Still hanging tuff with ample fruit and balance 2005 vintage — 9 years ago
This a big boy no holds bard Syrah dominated blend from JS. What blows me away about this very talented young super star winemaker is he truly adapts his wine making style to the vintage. Each year is unique with its own optimized signature. This wine is a big brooding effort in which dark cherry, black plum and sweet tobacco dominate. There are cloves and cinnamon on the long drawn out finish. The tannins are formidable and this will benefit from another couple years in the bottle. Give it at least an hour in the decanter if u drink it now. This wine continues to evolve in my glass. Such a talented wine maker, I'm sorry I just discovered this producer only recently. His 2007 James berry vineyard is the only wine I have ever tasted that I consider perfection. — 10 years ago
Classic cab. Affordable at about $10. — 7 years ago
Smooth, velvet. Great value — 9 years ago
Enjoyed this wine. Light and fruity with above finish. Found it at BJ's. — 9 years ago
Good def get agaib — 11 years ago
Does not suck — 7 years ago
Great structure and fruit — 8 years ago
Simple Merlot with smooth taste — 9 years ago
Fresh and well balanced. The best of the lineup IMHO. — 9 years ago
Still tight and tannic, big fruit bomb in the mouth. Opens nicely, nose is reserved with dark fruit and pencil shavings. — 9 years ago
Sophisticated summer in a bottle... Lovely bouquet of flowers, peaches, vanilla, carmel and almonds- reminded me of peach cobbler. I was grateful for the long clean finish as I did not want it to end. Lovely! — 11 years ago
Carl Fischer
Renegade Wine dinner series at Rebelle NYC presented by sommelier Patrick Cappiello. Focus was on Cab Franc: 15 wines paired with 5 courses. Posting a few favorites.
Was excited to see this on the list. A very French style of Cab Franc - but a nice balance of savory and fruit. A touch sour but very smooth, round and refreshing. Was excellent with food (beet tartare).
— 7 years ago