Bill Bender

9.6

Even in the hedonistic Dionysian wine orgy that was @Eric LaMasters living room on a rainy Saturday in West Des Moines this T6 from @Shawn R shined bright and cut through the crowd. Very full bodied with velvety espresso covered purple fruit. Showing some tertiary flavors now—spice box, smoked meat with tasty herbs. Just so damn voluptuous. Drank side by side with Scarecrow at a quieter moment and it was a clear winner for me. TRB being TRB. — 6 years ago

Paul T HB

9.8

New Calixtro from tench Vineyard,
Parker 99,
Only 15.4 abv🤷🏼‍♂️.
This is right up there with any 100 point wines Bevan has made,
Gotta admit though the alcohol does become more evident on the nose after 30 min, reminds of the 2012 Scarecrow nose — 7 years ago

Joe Flo

10

One of the top 10 wines I’ve ever tasted. That includes some Cult wines Harlan, Araujo, Schrader, Scarecrow, Screaming Eagle, Maya, Shafer Hillside, Petrus, all 5 1st French Growths etc. Perfect name BLACK MAGIC. Last Dinner in the Big Island of Hawaii — 8 years ago

Paul T HB

9.8

Continuing my Mike Smith night, after I left @Rob Brobst III & Natalie's place, definitely worth the 💵.
Big & full bodied as most BTK are. Approachable now with decant or hold. I would have no problem opening another one next week. While Dunn Trailer or Scarecrow are bottles I wouldn't open again for 10 years.
Finished off the rest of the bottle today with a 1 hour decant, even better the 2nd day! — 9 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.5

2011- Over the top and faired quite well in crazy lineup. I was accused of going in cellar ( not mine) and pulling out older Scarecrow- — 9 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.6

Head to head with 07 Scarecrow and held its own! — 10 years ago

Steven Foster

Wine buyer Belmont Wine Exchange

9.3

Rumored to have used some of the jj Cohn scarecrow estate grapes in 04. This cuvée is the epitome of napa cab. Finish is beautiful with a nice almost chocolate and cedar wood going on. — 10 years ago

Denis Roudenko

9.1

17/20 (93/100) — 11 years ago

Christina Ahlheim

9.9

Drank at Scarecrow. Smooth finish. Very nice — 12 years ago

Ben Madonna

9.6

Omg. Long time since I’ve head a wine that out performed everything else that night. Including realm, hundred acre and scarecrow. Amazing smooth wine with great fruit at 9 years old. — 7 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.4

Bard is always good- tough act behind 08 Scarecrow but held its own — 7 years ago

Thomas Brenner

9.7

Despite being the kind of guy that watches NASCAR for the 🔥 auto crashes, this wine was worth it's praise. As you could tell by the label design, this Cab blend was made in concert with Mr. Harlan for people that have been rumored to pay $100,000 to get their name on this unique blend. A benevolent act of kindness to gift me a bottle of a wine that has been said to beat out Scarecrow in '06. It really really was a great wine — 7 years ago

Lenard Henson

9.7

Lenard had this 9 years ago

with Robert

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

I would love to put this wine in a blind tasting of all the Cult Cabernets. I wouldn't be surprised if this beat them all. It certainly would finish in the top three. Yes, this includes; Screaming Eagle, Scarecrow, Harlan etc.. It's so full, round, lush, elegant & perfectly ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, blueberries, plum, dark cherries, dark raspberries. Baking spices done just right, sweet lush rich moist dark earth, dry florals, fresh violets, spice/box, powder from crushed rocks, cocoa powder, suede style leather, a hint of stems, dead on acidity and an elegant round finish that doesn't stop. — 9 years ago

Howard Levin

9.5

Outstanding. Another great wine from Celia Welch of Scarecrow fame. — 10 years ago

Scott Spangler

9.2

The 2nd label of Buccella. Wine maker Celia Welch (Scarecrow) with another beautiful full can. Great balance of dark fruits, tannin, and a lingering finish. Where are my friends to enjoy this with me? — 10 years ago

Howard Greenfield

9.6

Nice evening 05 Bond and 05 Scarecrow! — 11 years ago

Soek Yie Phan

9.7

@Evvia's. Best wine for the night, beating out the 2006 Scarecrow. — 11 years ago

with Randy

Garrett

9.2

Extraordinary. I had the pleasured of touring Inglenook, and they didn’t disappoint. Their flagship Rubicon was amazing. Medium + Body with firm tannins and nice extracted fruit. And winery itself is somewhat legendary. And they are neighbors to this other winery called Scarecrow... No big deal. — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.6

Solid wine, and opened in the presence of a 14 Tusk, an 05 Scarecrow, 09 Oakville Winegrowers Cuvee, 88 Dunn, 07 Colgin IX, a 93 Harlan, and an 08 Pritchard Hill Chappellet. I'd say it was probably my 3rd favorite out of those (the 88 Dunn and 09 Oakville Winegrowers being the two Napa Cabs IMO that bested this one). You know you're doing right when a 12 Kapcsandy State Lane is third! This wine has it all going on. Smooth, still slightly youthful fruit sweetness present here. Luscious black fruit on the front and middle with a peppery finish. This wine seemed to be a very approachable drinker even for only six years old. I'd put it at 96 easily but would be interested to see how it would taste if corked and enjoyed tomorrow (service announcement: .it was gone rather fast!). Toasted tannin still present. Wine has incredible structure and depth. — 7 years ago

with Keith

Paul T HB

9.7

Forgot about these,
Been sitting here for at least 3 weeks! Probably on the down side by now so figured I better try one,
I can see where its going, but not there yet. Hold em if you got em.
Do not open @Martin G Rivard reminds of the 2012 Scarecrow, tight now but in 5-10 years it will be great — 8 years ago

Paul T HB

9.7

Definitely a buy again wine.
Hate to say it but I would buy this again over the Scarecrow, Actually 5 of these over 1 scarecrow. — 9 years ago

Sarah Trubnick

9.7

This is for the Clos Vougeot... Elegant, clean, and bright. Red cherry fruit, delicate tannins, perfect balance... A pleasure after the previous bottle we drank (Scarecrow 2011)! — 9 years ago

Richard Kim

9.0

So this wine beat Harlan, Bond, Colgin, Scarecrow in a blind tasting, scoring in the top bracket with Dalla Valle Maya. Wow! Of all those others, I've only had the pleasure of Colgin. And expert taster though I am not, I also found this comparable to that experience. Speaks classic California Cab to me - nice structure of dark red fruit followed by some cigar/tobacco and finishing with long silky tannins. I volunteer for next blind tasting of this against Screaming Eagle, Harlan, et al.!!! — 10 years ago

V M

9.6

Delicious purity of fruit. Celia welch is the wine maker (same as scarecrow) and this shares many similarities to the 2012 M Etain by scarecrow. Nose of blueberry pie with blackberry liquor on the palate accompanied by sweet tobacco wrapped up in silky smooth tannins. Finish ends with a touch of toasted marshmallow. My hunch is this will be ideal drinking in a couple years when the tannins mellow just a touch. Delicious wine — 11 years ago

Alexa Rose

10

Scarecrow Toto's Opium Dream: Scene III. Just purchased 60 bottles for $260,000 at Premiere Napa Valley 2014. The Wine House LA wins! — 12 years ago

with Glen