Spencer T. Hess

9.4

I remember tasting this wine around 20 years ago & I remember exactly what it tasted like. One of the best wines from Napa for the 98 vintage. Rice a Roni should give David Ramey the Jericho Canyon fruit back to make Cabernet. These Rudd & the Ramey Jerichos are top notch. I just read Pepsi now owns Rice a Roni. — 5 years ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Just in from Jersey, $22.00 no tax free shipping. Buy it by the case all day long. Skip the Bevan & buy this
Retail notes,

There’s a sweet-spot for domestic Sauvignon Blanc found in a special part of Bennett Valley that experiences a strong maritime influence as it flows through the Petaluma Gap to Sonoma Mountain. Within that funnel of cooling coastal air, the Dry Stack Vineyard is in a prime location at 550 feet elevation at the base of Mt. Taylor. I’m continually drawn to Sauvignon Blanc from Dry Stack and the vineyard produces fruit with detailed notes of fresh guava, rocky minerals, ripe tangerine and mineral infused citrus. You might be familiar with Russell Bevan’s version from Dry Stack, and Grey Stack has been a pillar on our tasting list in Yountville.

With Grey Stack, everything begins in the Vineyard with exceptional quality fruit, but from there, the wine is given a voice by winemaker Patrick Sullivan, whose experience includes making wine at Peter Michael, Paul Hobbs, Lewis Cellars and Rudd. This is absolutely one of the finest examples of California Sauvignon Blanc with its superior focus and incredibly vivid, distinctive flavors. If you love Sauvignon Blanc, or better yet, even if you don’t… Try this one and you’ll probably never look back. — 5 years ago

Erik Wochna

9.1

16’ vintage — 6 years ago

Ron R

9.4

Recently, we have hit a rich vein of quality in the Chardonnay lane. The Bacigalupi vineyard produces some of the most beautiful representations of chard and pinot, this is no exception. Nose is honeysuckle, butterscotch and lemons. Mid-palate is delicate, but nuanced. Nice caramel notes with ginger and relaxed acidity. Caught this at its apex. Doesn’t quite have the depth we like to see, but sublime for different reasons. — 7 years ago

with Anne-marie

David L

9.2

I’ve scored this several times. Previous notes still apply. — 7 years ago

Joni Brennan

9.3

Drinking great. Drink now. Deteriorated after open a bit. But it came back to finish beautifully!! — 8 years ago

Andrew Powis

9.0

Nice and Smooth — 5 years ago

Daniel Clarke

9.0

Cheers Dad!
Toasting your new house — 5 years ago

with David, David and 1 other

"Odedi"

9.3

Rudd Estates Crossroads Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Napa Valley, California


Here is my #FridayCabernetfix for this week.

Dark ruby in color with a short reddish rim.

Fruity nose of blackberries, blueberries, black cherries, dried figs, raisins, black pepper, chocolates, cedar, vanilla, tobacco, light alcohol, licorice and spices. Exactly what you would expect from a good quality Napa Cabernet.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, raisins, dried fruits, tobacco, spices, chocolates, cola, cedar, vanilla, espresso, graphite and peppercorn.

Long finish with round tannins and spices.

This is a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. Nicely balanced and fruit forward, with nice complexity and a great mouthfeel.

Very enjoyable to drink by itself. Still young, but already very tasty. Has great potential to reach 95+ points in 5 to 10 years.

Good by itself or with food. I gave it 90 minutes to open up in a decanter.

I paired it with cheeses, but so yummy and delicious all by itself.

Aged in (46% new) French Oak barrels.

15.1% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$80. — 5 years ago

Joe Kaiser

9.3

Always represents its self well against the Cali Cult Cabs!!!’ Had the Cœur De Vallée Cab, cause I broke the Passionnent in the decanter 10-minutes before kick off, a sad a moment! It stood up to Harlan’s Promontory, Scarecrow, Rudd, & and 04 Insignia. Again a true expression@of Oakville terroir to bad we couldn’t compare a Screaming Eagle. — 6 years ago

with Debbie and bill

David L

9.1

06’ Stormy Weather Cabernet. Winemaker Cameron Woodbridge, brother of Jason (Hundred Acre)
Sourced from Jericho Canyon. Ramey & Rudd had sourced it in prior years.

Blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate. A splash of blue fruits. Sweet tannins. Nice Cab. Drink them up. — 7 years ago

Aki Ttr

9.4

Oldest liquor shop.... — 7 years ago

Tierney H

9.3

Lovely creamy chard, from berry bros & rudd hk — 8 years ago

Daniel Clarke

9.1

Cheers Dad!
Enjoy the golf 🏌️‍♂️ — 5 years ago

with David, David and 1 other

Andrea Watt

9.4

Mineral, lemon zest, and oak. This is the Platonic Sauvignon Blanc blend. It’s lush and rich but crisp. Excellent. — 5 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

10

Fruit forward with peach, apricot and balanced out by the oak. Mt Veeder fruit! — 5 years ago

Eric

9.3

Creamy grassy salty Meyer lemon. One of my favorite domestic SB’s🤷‍♂️. — 6 years ago

Billy L.

9.5

PNP> Fabulous as always! Black as night in the glass, big dark fruit, wonderful concentration & long finish! Kudos Rudd Family! Cheers 🍇🍷👏🏻 — 7 years ago

Craig Williams

9.6

Age has revealed a wonderful essence of mixed fruit compote, savory spices and filigree of balance, structure and finish. Quite extraordinary. — 7 years ago

with Gavin and Maureen

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Had this about a year ago. After stints at Rudd, Dominus, Chalk Hill and Matanzas Creek, winemakers David Ramey and his wife, Carla began their own label in 1996. Sunshine Straw with aromas of stone and tropical fruit with sweet vanilla oak scents. On the palate apple, peach and apricot flavors, citrus zest with toasty oak. Lingering on a smooth finish ending with creamy notes. Delicious! Aged well. You can still find the 2014, so grab one, you won’t be disappointed. — 8 years ago