St. Helena, Napa Valley

Heitz Cellar

Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Steak & football 🏈 with my buddies.
Minimum 3-4 hour decant when drinking this so soon.
— 8 days ago

Paul, Jeroen and 20 others liked this

Dunn Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

Popped and poured into red Solo cups. The 1995 pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and some desiccated, black and red fruits: cassis, brambles, tobacco, leather, organic earth, minerals and gentle baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin (mostly integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This was a fantastic showing for the Napa and there’s quite a lot of life left. Drink now through 2035+. — a month ago

Jan, Brian and 15 others liked this
Somm David T

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Randy’s wines are really good w/ this kind of age.

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2014

Still young. Needs some aging. Should peek at 99-100. — 17 days ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Tom and 6 others liked this

Dominus Estate

Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

Wine Spectator #1 wine dinner. By far the crowd favorite. — 8 days ago

Rob, Sagee and 10 others liked this

Hall Wines

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

10/2025. Good cab. Bold and nice finish. Good fruit. — 8 days ago

Rob, Ed and 3 others liked this

Continuum

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022

NY wine spectator event — 2 days ago

Shay, Scott@Mister and 5 others liked this

Far Niente Winery

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Cork came out perfect.

Blasted it with wine2pro for some oxygen and then it really became expressive within about 30 mins.

Good grip and dark structure. Showed some savory notes

Fruit came later on as it mellowed with more airtime. Little blueberry and some black fruits.
— 21 days ago

Tom, Brandon and 5 others liked this

Shafer Vineyards

Hillside Select Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

Opened and decanted for 2 hours before dinner and then really only opened up and truly hit expectations around the 3rd hour when paired with wagyu strip steaks.

This wine was savory tightly wound and tannic at first. Didn’t show much fruit until after the long decant and then it really changed.

With time, the fruits shown through with great complexity and great balance for the savory elements.
— 2 days ago

Bob, "Odedi" and 6 others liked this

Beaulieu Vineyard

Private Reserve Georges de Latour Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Deep ruby color. Red fruit, black currant, and cedar on the nose. Dry and bold. Flavors of blackberrt, chocolate, oak, and coffee. Medium+ tannins and acid with a great finish. Number 2 in top 100 in Wine Spectator. — 3 hours ago

Chateau Montelena

The Montelena Estate Calistoga Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Soft and rich with clove and cinnamon. — 2 days ago

DAD, Rob and 6 others liked this