Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

‘Las Alturas' Spanish for 'the heights', a fitting name, this vineyard located on one of the highest grape-growing benches in the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. 4th gen Winemaker Joseph J. Wagner from family with farming & winemaking roots in Napa since 1906. Met Joe several times. Deep Ruby (darkest Pinot I have come across). Nice berry and floral spice aromas. Rich cherry/plum flavors with oak, spice and vanilla. Long finish, bold ending with sweet oak notes. Very Nice! A Fav! — 2 years ago

Janette Johanna Välimäki

9.8

Keltaluumuisen makuinen, puolikuiva tai jopa vähän makeahko. Oikein maukas!! — 6 years ago

Eric Peterson

10

It’s almost velvety with a fruit notes — 6 years ago

Donna Fauerbach

9.5

This time 2016 vintage & still amazing! — 7 years ago

AgeyFixey

9.2

I had never tried anything from these guys before, but this is a winner. Literally. It cleaned up at a number of blind tasting this year and did not disappoint. Dark cherry, blackberry, floral a bit of smoke. Long finish with smooth feel, but detectable tannins. — 7 years ago

cea sol

8.9

Floral and peppery, oak and vanilla, low tanning, long finish. — 8 years ago

Carl Camp

9.0

Very dark. Needs to breathe, then very good. — 3 years ago

Scott Strickler

9.5

Dark fruits and well balanced tannins highlight this excellent wine. More in the medium to full body Pinot noir‘s which I prefer  — 4 years ago

Rodney Rosser

9.4

Needs 90 Minutes to open up - worth the wait- 100%pommard planted twenty years ago stands up to burgundy thrice the price — 6 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Second bottle of this in as many weeks. This one was quite different than the first. Definitely a lot of VA in this one. Strong acetone smell for about the first 15 minutes but most of it eventually blew off. Less fruit-forward than the last bottle. — 7 years ago

Juliana Leite

10

Happy Saturday night — 7 years ago

Alessandro Nardi

9.4

@Chris MacLean you would like this wine. Like a Greek version of barbera good acidity and well structured — 8 years ago

Frank Kuo

9.0

Color of nice light gold. Nose is quite decent with ripe tropical fruits, like mix of ripe banana, pineapple, and mango, a bit nutty, and a bit sprite. Taste is fainter with too much emphasis on the bittersweet zesty note, some saltiness, and indeed some fermented grains and plummy. Aftertaste is again a bit salty but too much bittersweet. She is ok. — 8 years ago

Katie Forman

9.1

Dry with a little pepper and fruit! Pretty good! — 4 years ago

Eric Peterson

9.5

One the nose: vanilla, nutmeg, black cherry and tobacco.
Taste: red fruits, oak finish.
Good with or without food — 4 years ago

R. David Liebers

9.0

Pleasant aroma, fruity on the tongue with a dry finish. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

The community of Saint-Estèphe has it roots in the Gallo-Roman origins of this chateau. A blend of 78% Cab Sauv, 20% Merlot & 2% Petit Verdot. Deep Ruby with aromas of dense sweet black fruits with herb and earthy spice. On the palate flavors of black cherry and blackberry, currant like, with tobacco, tar and hints of vanilla exposing mushroom notes. Well balanced, ripe textured tannins, long finish ending with earthy character. Nice, has plenty of room to develop. — 7 years ago

Caroline Stacy

10

Best cheap cab so far! — 8 years ago

NatalieLynn Miller

9.7

It’s not overly sweet. Perfect balance of sweet with hint of fruity tang. Would surly buy again! #its5oclocksomewhere — 8 years ago

Paula Correa

9.2

good he to keep on hand — 8 years ago