Mike Saviage

9.7

From a great old looking bottle with a mid shoulder fill. Cork is fully saturated and the crud under the capsule had formed a strong seal. Slow-ox’d for a few hours, then decanted for an hour or two before taken to L’Escargot in Carmel. Amber tawny rims with a reddish tawny core. Crazy nose right from the start. Notes of sweet black cherries, tobacco leaf, plums, black pepper, ash and crusty wood, pencil shavings, some just unwrapped cigar and some menthol. Silky in the mouth with firm structure and soft but present acidity. Long and memorable finish. Outstanding performance over several hours. — 5 years ago

B R

8.9

Tried a sample at a wine tasting bar in store. Very pleasant - not aged in oak which I prefer. — 6 years ago

William Hughes

9.3

Aging beautifully! Still loads of currant and lavender. Add a touch of iodine and some more black fruit, mix with lean tannins and fine acidity. Here is to Maryland wines! — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Mid crimson with a garnet rim. Lovely aromas of Tobacco and dried leaf. Beautiful balance on the palate with M intensity. Great effort for a difficult hot vintage. Great wine given the conditions. No need for further cellaring. As good as you could expect from a 15 year old 2nd growth in a hot vintage. — 8 years ago

Lauren S

9.2

Nose is oaky with vanilla. Flavor shows vanilla and caramel. Medium body. Oaky and delicious! — 9 years ago

Ron R

9.2

I've tasted many vintages of this designation, particularly the 04 vintage.

The nose has a nice perfume of cherries and blueberries and dried herbs. Palette is well behaved. Tannins are pronounced, but well integrated. Alcohol at 14.2 is kept in check with the tannins and acid profile. Lovely notes of spice box, oak and black fruits. Flavors persist for ages. Great bottle! — 9 years ago

with Anne-marie

Michael Descamps

9.1

Beautifully layered aromatics of crushed ripe plum, tinder box, tobacco leaf, and sandalwood. Palate is very closed still with very pronounced tannin. This is going to be a really nice wine in a couple years. — 10 years ago

Sallie Mae

9.6

Full bodied Pinot Noir from Silver a Eagle Vineyard in Russian River — 11 years ago

Nycole Kelly

9.9

One of my favorites! Had at Flemmings the first time. — 12 years ago

Mark Aronica

9.0

Bright and citrusy. Would drink again. — 5 years ago

No Name

8.9

2016 is $13 at Costco. Very clean and smooth. Pretty light and not tons of flavor. — 6 years ago

John R. Jacob

8.9

Fruit and dry earth. Modest development. — 7 years ago

with Karen

Maziar

9.0

Solid wine — 7 years ago

Rob Mayes

9.7

Outstanding. Winner of the weekend. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

First, a person has to pause and realize how lucky they are to drink this wine from 3L. Thanks Clyde for opening. This is in a perfect stage. Such evolution, length, balance, structure. Love the lower 80's alcohol levels. It's rich, lush and near perfect. Dark cassis; ripe and resolved blackberries, dark cherries, black plum w/skin, mixed berry liqueur, tobacco leaf, leather so soft you would wish it as a pillow cover, dry pebbles, dark rich earth, perfect acidity and a rich, elegant, ripe dark fruit finish. In 3L, this wine still has 10-15 years. — 9 years ago

Rome

10

2nd favorite Wine. 2nd Fav Rioja — 10 years ago

Kari Johnson

9.6

Smooth flavor, fruity, sweet but not too sweet — 10 years ago

Pierre Costa

9.0

Great Napa wine. It's elegant, good balance between dark fruit and oak. Pleasant finish. 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon. — 10 years ago

DAL 9000

9.1

Very smooth initial flavor. Light bodied plummy that fills the nose with red berries after swallowing. More intense after it breathes. — 12 years ago

Michael Phillips

9.5

43 years old and still rocking. ruby red and perfumed nose of flowers and dark fruit . Fabulous with St. Auger blue cheese — 6 years ago

Evan Griffith

9.1

A bit more on the cherry cola rather than just cherry end of the spectrum than I prefer, but nonetheless nice — 6 years ago

Natalie Wurst Harris

9.0

Delicious dry cab! — 7 years ago

with Heath and Lori

Nikkie Salgado

8.9

Easter 2018 with Desiree, Aling, Jennifer and Bernadette. Plus my boys. — 8 years ago

Rose’s Cafe

9.1

Nice! Juicy with notes of oak and vanilla. 😀🍷 — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.1

Cranberry, strawberry, raspberry, earth, mushroom, spice and pine needles. M+ acid, m body, m- tannin. Lean, red fruit, but creamy. Balanced. M/long finish. — 9 years ago

Christopher Legere

9.1

Good cab with fruit flavors — 10 years ago

Lili Brock

10

Excellent. Sweet but not overbearing. — 10 years ago

Corrina Mears

9.1

Absolutely love — 10 years ago

Sojourn Cellars

10

Dark red fruit, Asian spice and rich earth tones. Well balanced, subtle and silky tannins. — 11 years ago

Pierre Gustafsson

8.9

Very nice! Slight vanilla flavor — 12 years ago