Eric Waxman

9.0

Red fruit; plenty of life. Excellent Pinot. — 8 years ago

with Thelma

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark and juicy. A stanky minerality. Very rich, hint of blue and poised. Good stuff of its type — 9 years ago

with Paul

Joseph LaPanna

9.6

Big powerful and intense. Dark only purple from core to rim; explosive nose of ripe black and blue fruit with hints of smoke, coffee and cloves. Full bodied and concentrated with black currant and blubbery compote up front and roasted fig, toffee and caramel on the mid pallet. Finish is long, dense and with silky soft tannins. The acididy is off the charts but the ballance is amazing. Would love to revisit in 20 years!!! — 9 years ago

Beachin Wino

9.3

Like Baby Blue the blueberry aromas jump right out of the glass. First glass, honestly didn't seem any better than the Baby Blue. One hour later with filet mignon the wine had opened up considerably and WOW! This is one to pair with a juicy steak🍷. — 9 years ago

with Fred

Taylor Leigh

10

Love this dry red wine ❤️ — 10 years ago

Andrea Emdad

9.2

Reppin' Colorado. One of my favorites. — 10 years ago

with Amy

Leela Steiner

9.2

Have had the 2012 and 2013 and both excellent. Very smooth and full of flavour. — 11 years ago

Erin Toth

Senior Wine Sales Associate Granville Liquor Store

8.9

Rich without being cloying. Could use a touch more zing of acidity but the fruit and brioche are very nice. — 11 years ago

Stephanie Maree

10

Very very smooth wine. Nice finish and the perfect combination of slightly dry and fruity that doesn't leave your mouth desperate for water. — 12 years ago

Santosh Varghese

9.7

An abundance of blue fruit, rose, cedar, leather, and very bright acidity. An excellent example of Napa Valley. — 12 years ago

Monroe Bryant

9.8

Ethereal. — 13 years ago

Kseniya Volosnikova

9.0

According to Decanter 95 points and best representation of Saperavi blend. Good balanced wine, tannins are pleasant. Acidity is medium. Feels the use of new oak. Very peppery and spicy, even juicy both in the nose, and on the palate. Has potential to age beautifully. — 8 years ago

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.4

Final night of the cruise.....night ten coming to a close so we decided to go with another Special Selection.

Deep and dark purplish ruby red, completely coats the glass. Plump and rich aromas on the nose with blueberries, vanilla, cinnamon, blackberries and even some purple flowers. Rounded and integrated heavy tannins (7/10) and medium plus to full bodied. Love the blue and black fruits on the palate of this wine. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2032. — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

David Shapiro

9.5

This gamay is excellent -- juicy but also a touch of savory leaves. medium body, very low tannins. Versatile and approachable but sophisticated. Highly recommend! — 9 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

9.0

Extremely enjoyable cab right here. Has all the fixings. A great blend of blue and black fruit. Drink up! — 10 years ago

with Gregory

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9.4

A deep, inky wine, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is endowed with serious depth. Here the flavors are unusually dark and intense, with plenty of blue and black stone fruits. Graphite, cloves and licorice contribute to an overall impression of gravitas. Far from an easygoing wine, the 2013 Napa Valley Cabernet needs time in bottle to truly shine. Hints of violet, lavender and plum add the final shades of nuance. All of the signatures of the vintage come through beautifully. The translucent, mineral-laced finish is especially appealing. Frankly, it's hard to put the glass down. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous) — 10 years ago

Gerald Montoya

9.6

Deep and complex with focused blue fruit, garrigue, stony and almost smoky. Beautiful complexity and definitely showing some secondary notes, but the acidity (at least of this bottle) was pretty high still and didn't start to integrate until 4 hours in the decanter. Plenty of life left to hold onto bottles for 5-10 years. — 10 years ago

with Casey and Jason

Jay Svoboda

8.9

I'm going to come clean, I'm not a huge Caymus fan. It's by no means a bad wine - far from it - but I've always felt they blend their Cab with too much Zin. I could be wrong on that account, but I don't think I am. Still, a nice brooding nose of dark red and blue fruit, with a touch of candied fruit and wet earth. — 11 years ago

Patrick Wicker

9.0

One of my favs from Catherine Hall. Great dark fruit favors, low acidity and a very smooth finish. — 11 years ago

Mike Davila

9.6

Next up with chef Normans snapper in citrus sauce.....
I wish this wasn't my last bottle if this, could easily go another few years and maybe much much longer, great balance of fruit and acid, good entry, middle and finish. The fruit is not sweet, more raspberry than cherry and the finish is not heavy. — 12 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

Ken Kahn is the owner nick goldschmidt is the consulting winemaker from all estate fruit 80 acres of vines the young vines go into this cuvée. — 13 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

When it comes to my B-day, there is only one fit, an old Pichon Lalande with my Ribeye. As a lover of Bordeaux, these two are my favorite pairing. It’s a very slow walk to the finishline. A small bite of steak and a sip of 89 Pichon Lalande. Then, repeat until finished. I had some concerns about this bottle. A slightly slippery and crumbling cork. The first sip was not bad, but not what you want or are expecting. After some time in the decanter, it really started to shine. On the nose; ripe, ruby, floral cassis, blackberries, dark sweet & sour cherries, baked strawberries, blue fruit hues, dry cranberries, baked rhubarb, saddlewood, soft, used leather, bay leaf, touch of sage, hint of spearmint, eucalyptus, vanilla, cinnamon, crushed dry crushed rock powder, black turned earth, dry brown soil with clay, tobacco leaf and perfumed red florals with violets. The body is full, round and silky. Tannins are well resolved at around 80%. The texture, length, tension and length are in a sweet spot. The fruits are ripe, ruby & expressively floral. Blackberries, dark sweet & sour cherries, baked strawberries, blue fruit hues, dry cranberries, baked rhubarb, saddlewood, soft, used leather, bay leaf, touch of sage, hint of spearmint, eucalyptus, vanilla, cinnamon, crushed dry crushed rock powder, black turned earth, dry brown soil with clay, scorched earth, tobacco leaf and perfumed red florals with violets. The acidity is just a little off but still nice. The finish is divided nearly equally in fruit, earth, florals and herbaceous. It’s very enjoyable but falls just a little short in longer, lingering length. This bottle had good storage, not great. Even so, still has another three to five years ahead. A bottle with excellent storage has another five years beyond this one. Photos of; the backside of Pichon Lalande, angled terrace view of their vines right next to Latour, my steak & twice baked potato (so good) and CEO Nicolas Glumineau. — 9 years ago

Sharyn Grant

9.2

Luscious fruit, sweet blue berries and acidic on the back. No decant and drank over a few hours. Showing really well now but think it will mellow over the next few years. Great bottle of wine. — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Tried this again, about a year later. Time proved well. The vines of Lilian-Ladouys are found a stone's throw from the Graves of Cos d'Estournel and the Chateau Lafite-Rothschild. Purple, with inky tones. Aromas of black and blue fruit, smoky notes and soft spice. Palate displays black and blue fruits with toasty oak flavors, full body with round tannins. Finish ends with earthy mineral tones. — 10 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

Back home in SD for a Labor Day BBQ and this was an easy pull for ribeye. Velvet tannins overlay a focused dark blue/purple fruit array with tons of spice box and mocha, and the finish is endless. TRB definitely has skills with respect to Cab. — 10 years ago

Jacob Joseph

10

Delicious, dry. I always let the bubbles relax a bit as when first opened, it can be a bit yeasty. Lots of structure, woody with dried fruit. — 11 years ago

Ryan Key

9.5

Wow. Beautiful plum color, rich vanilla aroma. Perfect balance of fruit and spice. — 11 years ago

Alexander Niehenke

9.1

Give this baby a decant. — 11 years ago

Nikki Norrell

10

WOW. Amazing! — 12 years ago

Rod Phillips

9.8

What better wine for a lake front BBQ. Here's to blue skies ahead.
Dense red cherry, blueberry and violet nose. Lively, complex texture. flavours of black cherry, cassis, and leather. The finish is yet another turn showing ripe plum meshed with cinnamon and pepper. — 12 years ago