Michael Walker

10

Stellar, up there with the Testarossa — 8 months ago

Andrew Stogran

9.1

Smooth, oaky, buttery. 2020 vintage — 4 years ago

C

9.2

With R.
A tad bit on the thinner side but smooth and very fruity. Highly recommend — 5 years ago

Dale Garrison

9.1

At Kit’s good white. Not sweet. — 5 years ago

rob kro

9.3

Rich delicious — 6 years ago

Verissa Puen-Sadsad

9.0

Phoenix, 2017, to commemorate the fires Napa endured — 6 years ago

David Bettencourt

8.9

Cherries, tobacco and mint on the nose. A sharp finish where the alcohol doesn’t blend as well as it should. Maybe another year or two in the bottle would bring it together. I have a few more bottles, so we will see. — 7 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.8

Still a very dense crimson with no tawny rim, at 28 years of age but the tawniness is beginning. A certain feral, Animale, earthy note. Palate is ultra smooth, medium bodied / very savoury yet with a sweetish earthy note with a hint of raspberry. Jancis Robinson was invited by Stephen Henschke to a vertical tasting at the winery in May 2013 to cover vintages back to the late 1950’s. She described the 1996 as “pure hedonism “ and gave it 19/20. Medium plus intensity on the delicious palate with those gnarled old 160 year vines showing through. An absolutely stunning wine - one of the best we’ve had this year. — 2 years ago

C Coleman

9.5

Smoky, chocolate-covered raspberries, very smooth for its age. Nice bite on the finish. — 5 years ago

Chris Miller

8.9

Another score for Stephen Miller — 5 years ago

Jonny Walker

9.4

Naked wines — 6 years ago

Michael & Lauren Keller

9.0

Blackberries and plum with light spice. Soft, silky, smooth finish. — 6 years ago

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9.2

Bright, dark red with ruby highlights. Very dark aromas of black cherry, cassis, blueberry and licorice. Then rather plush, sweet and full for Opus One, conveying a chocolatey ripeness to its dark berry flavors. Finishes with smooth tannins that build without going dry. This wine was broad and smooth from the outset. Today it's a generous mouthful but a bit clunky compared to some more recent vintages. This was reportedly the first vintage to include a significant percentage of Petit Verdot, and that may explain the wine's emphasis on black and blue fruits. (14.5% alcohol) (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2019) — 7 years ago

Katie

9.0

8/10/22 puppy sitting for miss Ava. Perfect might, not overly sweet. Wish there was more — 4 years ago

C

9.6

With R. Phenomenal. Smooth, fruity, full bodied, zingy, amazing! Absolutely love it — 4 years ago

Jeff Manuel

8.9

Thanksgiving 2021
— 5 years ago

Jennifer Gray

9.5

Crisp and referring. Mildly sweet with a good berry taste to it. — 5 years ago

Jeff Leland

9.7

Damn near perfect for my taste — 6 years ago

Meaghan Weed

10

Good for Chardonnay — 6 years ago

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9.4

Bright, full ruby-red. Highly complex, thoroughly ripe scents of black raspberry, cassis, dark plum, tar, tobacco, mocha and minerals, lifted by a violet topnote. Wonderfully suave and fine-grained but still quite youthful, spreading out to coat the palate without leaving any undue impression of weight. Shows a distinct black cherry medicinal reserve. This very smooth wine finishes with a broad dusting of ripe tannins and steadily building length. Approachable now owing to its successfully integrated acidity and tannins, but I'd rather give this beauty a bit more time in the cellar. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2019) — 7 years ago