Kendall Johnson

9.3

Bright berries, bramble, cocoa, sage; moderate tannins #undergroundceller #coronavino — 4 years ago

Alan Weinberg

9.3

in the zone—excellent. Really on fire. Lovely nose, soft mouthfeel, but nice acidity and drive with lemon custard, minerals, length, and a twang at the end that adds interest. Super wine. More than I expected. — 4 years ago

Emerald Gratz

9.0

Great wine! — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

A lovely poised nose. Cool slatey rocks, hints of lime and white flowers. A great rounded midpalate and drive. Very poised and contained. Excellent — 5 years ago

Bret Barker

9.5

I had really high hopes for the 89, this probably isn’t the best version of this bottle. Still very good but not the blockbuster I was hoping for. We let it decent for 2 hours and gave it a go- my wife said it best , it was missing “the middle”. Nose had that musty/dusty old Bordeaux smell -I love. It was light with more floral tones and had a soft finish. Then 30 minutes later it opened up and you had the mineral, graphite and red fruit. It wasn’t earthy or dusty by any stretch it just didn’t have the structure. We tried it with steak and it helped up pretty well. — 6 years ago

with Adam

Migue Gustavo

9.5

Aromas of red cherry, raspberry, pomegranate and sweet tobacco.  Multi-layered flavors of red, blue and black berry fruit, plums, cherries and a hint of blood orange underpin subtle layers of exotic spice and toast.  Fine tannins and balanced acidity drive a long finish. Very Good. — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Fresh, bright and vivid. A chalky, lime inflected front to the palate. Real vigor, salinity and drive. Excellent. Decades ahead — 7 years ago

with Lloyd, Walker and 2 others

Antonio Galloni

Founder, Vinous

9.3

A superb example of Conn Valley Cabernet. Love the energy, focus and drive. Just starting to drink well. Tasted during our St. Helena & Conn Valley Vinous Learn masterclass. — 4 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Another great vintage of a terrific wine! The 2009 has aromas and flavors of blueberry, plums, cedar, cola, vanilla, black pepper and earth. Hint of menthol. Very complex. Smooth tannins and well balanced. Both varietals are integrated beautifully! Great with a steak! Solid QPR! Revisited in February 2020. Still excellent, but probably beginning to pass it’s peak. — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Soft composed lemon, brioche, minerals. This is lush and open knit but has good balance. The best 03 champagne I’ve had by a long stretch. Definition and pretty secondary notes. Very good. — 5 years ago

with Matt and Bex

K. Ross

8.9

Quintessential LLC Napa. 14.5% abv. Dark chocolate. Dark berries. Tabecco. Licorice. High acidity. Medium tannin. Probably great with steak but I had it with rotisserie chicken and Italian sub. — 5 years ago

Daniel M

8.9

A bit of CO2 at first but the bubbles go away after a while. On the nose : a bit of honey, peach, hay. Interesting and profound. The palate is wide and full of fruits, the acid backbone is a bit overwhelmed except at the end where the acid backbone comes back to drive the palate to a moderately long finish with peach. Cool wine ! — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.1

Never thought that a 2012 Sauvignon Blanc from Napa would hold this long. Well, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised given the name. This bottle is mature, shows a very slight amount of acidity on the front, but very "light" given the weight. This wine had a lot of characteristics of a Chardonnay. Melon and mango type fruits in the middle. Very vibrant. Finished with more of a honeysuckle type of characteristic. Not over the hill or a bottle of vinegar by any stretch of the imagination. Just pretty amazed that a 6 year old SB could be drinking so well six years after bottling, and with such an amazing depth and complexity! — 6 years ago

Johnny Johnson

8.9

Not ready by any stretch — 7 years ago

Eric L.

9.5

Extremely delicious Cabernet!As a bonus, my kids are Douglas Adams fans, so they appreciated the name. — 4 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark gold and a whiff of golden corn on the nose. The palate is fresh, strident and gorgeous. Real drive and acidity but a sweet edged ripe fruit, mint and lovely slatey balance. If I had more bottles I’d check in soon as these could possibly be at the start of premox, but right now this is lush, dynamic and strident. Very good. — 4 years ago

with Aaron, Walker and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.6

A lot of floral lift at the front. Wonderful drive and freshness through the middle. Definition, lemon curd, some saline. This is great and really long. Wow. — 5 years ago

with Bex

Randy Fuller

9.2

Vin Gris De Cigare’s nose offers tart aromas, stemmy strawberries, raspberries and apricots. The palate is riper, but still not a fruit bomb by any stretch. Acidity is at just about the perfect balance between food-friendly and sipping. I can't wait to have it with a ham sandwich - that's my post-Thanksgiving leftover favorite. It's a blend of red and white Rhône varieties, btw. — 6 years ago

Cory Charles

9.0

Nice smooth taste — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.3

Very fresh, bright and young. Frankly, suffers in comparison with the 96, but super good fruit. Lime, chalk, slate, dazzling minerality and an intense palate with huge drive. A real baby. I suspect this won’t have the quality of the 96 but a zesty, wine with loads of potential. — 6 years ago

with Larry