Tom Garland

9.3

+1 hour decant(some fine/chunky sediment). A captivating dark purplish magenta color. On the nose: mellow notes of cherry, tobacco, menthol, wet forest floor. Taste: cherry, herbal, leather, bitter chocolate and a spiced graphite w/some slightly astringent tannin medium plus finish. — 10 days ago

with Brenda

Russ Stoner

9.5

Closed and disjointed at opening but came together nicely after a 4 hr decant. Well balanced density and acidity - notable lift. Secondaries showing nicely, tertiaries developing well, perfectly integrated tannin. This is a great time to drink. Aging further may benefit tertiary flavor development and there’s certainly sufficient acid to carry it through, but may have notable textural decline. Of the four wines tasted (Scarecrow 12, Promontory 14, Continuum 13) it was second favorite and most closely aligned stylistically with Scarecrow. — 2 months ago

David Vielhauer

9.7

Generously shared by a new friend. Drank alongside 2013 Scarecrow. Definitely held its own. First SQN. Freaking love Grenache — 2 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.6

Final Tony Soter vintage. Vines plants in 1945, now the source for scarecrow. Absolutely epic. — 2 years ago

leon egozi

9.5

305 group annual 10 yr Napa cab retrospective- — 20 days ago

Suneal Vishnupad

9.6

Every time I have this wine it gets better and better. Had this after a scarecrow 2003 and this was way more interesting! — 2 months ago

Shay A

9.5

Broken record, I know, but there is no wine on this planet that smells as good as these (IMO). I feel like one of those old-school cartoons where the aromas lift you off the ground and bring you in. Fraser is a wizard.

Decanted two hours before consumption. 2020 (51%), 2019 (31%), 2018 (3%), 2017 (8%), 2016 (5%) & 2015 (2%).

As expected, the aromatics are like fireworks going off…they are bright, enthralling, sensory overload. Dark floral bouquet, boysenberry, sweet cassis, sandalwood. Purple in the glass and as you expect a monster to hit your palate, it’s fairly elegant but extremely layered. Gorgeously fresh. These always have a weightless depth and gravitas to them, similar to what I find in Scarecrow. Mesmerizing notes of dark cocoa, dark plum, freshly squeezed blue and black fruits, hint of candied bacon, and a flair of herbal spice. Finish is lengthy, juicy, delicious.

I’ve been fortunate to have quite a bit SamiOdi, and this undoubtedly is the best LittleWine I’ve had. I probably underscored this. 95+ — 6 months ago

John Van Trijp

10

I searched 10 years for a bottle of Scarecrow without success. Finally the moment was there….and it delivered big time! — a month ago

Mark Talbot

10

This is the next scarecrow!! — 6 months ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.6

Needs 4-6 hours at this point.
Vinious 97🤷🏼‍♂️
I opened this way too early, definitely a 2nd day with a big decant. This is a classically styled cabernet, you wouldn’t open a 2018 Ridge or Heitz, Scarecrow, Dominus etc etc,,,,
My bad
These are two fabulous wines from Chris Phelps. The 2018 in particular is brilliant. When I think of reference-point wines from Sleeping Lady, the Ad Vivum Cabernet is very high up on the list of wines that captures all of the finesse of this site. — a year ago