Amy McEwan DiChiara

9.5

Excellent! Noses well. Forward tasting. Slight tartness. Light finish, but smooth. Rutherford one of rare wineries in NAPA with a Pinot. This is 2012 vintage. — 7 years ago

Bryce Wiatrak

9.7

Another drool worthy Napa cult. Beaming, pillared and utterly sumptuous - am explosion of black fruited goodness, without feeling out of the reigns. Young, but a pleasure to drink. — 8 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.5

Decanted 3 hours. With a medium rare beef tenderloin. Dark purple color. Tons of violet and sweet red fruit perfume and anise - brighter nose than the color. In the mouthful lots of sweet black licorice with red cherry fruit. Long finish with soft tannins. This can age easily another 5-10 and will be interesting to see what secondary flavors come out and how much fruit is retained. Very very CA to me - not a Bordeaux or super Tuscan. Excellent — 8 years ago

Brian Bengler

9.6

Let this wine breathe! It is exquisite even before you let it breathe, but letting it breathe makes it 10x times better. The smell is enough to feel as though you already took a sip. Once it has breathed and you take the first sip, It immediately hits the tongue strongly, as it does back of the tongue. Extremely smooth going down. Leaves you with a bold taste on the middle and back of your tongue afterwards, but not strong enough going down to make it distasteful in the end. — 8 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.4

Cassis, dark fruit, cigar and spice box, loads of tobacco and leather! I think I like the balance of acidity to fruit the most. There's a good balance for such a powerful wine. And yes I'm talking about a 2011! — 9 years ago

Alex Kegelmeyer

9.0

Citrusy with a strong aroma of orange zest, fresh coriander and sal del mar, finishing smoothly with a palate cleansing clean high acid taste. Pairs well with salmon, sautéed mushrooms, summer evenings. — 9 years ago

Erik McLaughlin

Vice President Seven Hills Winery

9.4

Textbook old school Napa Cab. What once was and should more often be again. Great secondary characteristics, yet still plenty of primary fruit. Possibly at peak but with life left ahead. — 10 years ago

Yoon Ha

Master Sommelier/Wine Director Benu

9.5

Alive and well. Pure, plump fruit, velvety tannins with just a whisper of sour/dried tomatoes on the finish. — 10 years ago

Paul Stefani

9.4

Grilled rack of lamb and screaming good Napa Cabernet. Not the caliber of their 07, but delicious none the less and I think it just a matter of style. What a day! — 11 years ago

Gretchen Keith

9.6

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Buddy G

9.8

About as good as Napa Cab gets. If you have the 2012 vintage, drink it this year. It is perfect now. Have nothing before it. It is a gentle giant. Balanced in all aspects and just a pure drinking pleasure. Surprised to catch whiffs of cinnamon and five spice with perfect tannins and overall structure.
Enjoy. — 7 years ago

John Crompton,

9.6

Great
Donna,, reminded of Caymus — 8 years ago

Douglas Braun

8.9

Really nice cherry fruit tinge of black olives deep fruit medium tannins vanilla — 8 years ago

Brandon T

9.1

Bit of a fruit bomb. Solid but not a ton going on here. — 8 years ago

with JRM and Sam

Sharon B

9.2

Very nice, smooth blend of Petite Sirah, Syrah and Barbera. — 8 years ago

Jana Jarvis

8.9

Dark aged coloring, still has vibrancy, spicy noted through and through, vanilla. Long finish. Oak and alcohol are well balanced, reminiscent of cognac. Held nicely up to Mu Shu Pork dinner. — 9 years ago

David L

9.4

07' Quintessa Magnum .Someone took the bottle home to make a cheese plate out of it? The 07 might be the best bottle they ever made. — 10 years ago

with Randall, Sean and 1 other

Paul J

9.5

Great nose and full of flavor! Got a great deal in Florida and wasn't disappointed!! Could use a little age and an easier finish, but some really good stuff! — 10 years ago

R Bl

8.9

1992. Would have been better 5 yrs ago but still very nice with dried more than fresh fruit (prune/raisin more than plum/ grape) but still a touch of tannin on first opening. Definite cedary Napa dust gives a bit of structure. — 11 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.3

2009 tasting beautifully. Perfect balance of fruit and light notes of chocolate and mineral. — 7 years ago

Luz Magpoc

9.2

23 May 2018 at Barnone, Cleveland OH — 7 years ago

Mono Head

9.0

2013 alpha omega- smells of cherries, a little sharp- definitely more bright than the opus. Just the right amount of fruit but not bold enough. Cherries flavor as well. 9.0 $35 — 8 years ago

leon egozi

9.5

Superbowl of wine night — 8 years ago

Eric

9.8

Single cluster Beast. It’s got it all. Massive fruit, tannin, structure, and complexity. A combo of all their single cluster barrels, lead by Rutherford. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

I know this is a mass produced winery, but this single vineyard wine is phenomenal. Had the '05 a few months ago and thought it was in a great spot. In-laws wanted to stop by while we were here, and they kindly poured us this '04. They are about to put the '04 vintage away for 10 years. Already in a great spot now, in 5 years, this will peak. Pepper, fresh earth, leather and boysenberry on the palate. One of the best '04s I've had. — 9 years ago

Nathan King

9.3

Complex & luscious with lengthy finish . Notes of dark fruit and clean oak. All components of this wine thrive in harmony. Excellent product — 10 years ago

Mary Lanham

9.9

Fruit forward, deep red purple color. Mouth feel is awesomely smooth all the way through the finish. This is a favorite of mine! — 10 years ago

Jason Ruth

9.0

Staglin is one of my favorite wineries! This has lots of oak and leather on the nose. Hints of black fruit. Black berry and plum on the palate. Still needs a couple years to round out — 11 years ago

Jordan Gianelli

9.1

Wish I would've showed a little more self control and opened this guy in 2020. Darker side of fruit for most Napa Cab Francs that I run into and this wine was a little rough around the edges, which I welcomed because I sip on well behaved wines very frequently. Dark fruits and a solid sentencing of oak make this wine fall into the category of big, but not burly. Beyond is unique representation of the varietal, its a welcomed interpretation. — 11 years ago