Severn G

9.4

Yes, we also collect Australian wine (Two Hands & Penfolds)...but they need many, many, many years so my posts are justifiably far between. Been aggressive on Two Hands from 2002 forward, great stuff, requires patience. WS indicated a 2020 peak, I disagree, likely 2022+ is more reasonable for the top end. We miss the days of paying $48 for these bottles.

Nose has intensely focused black cherry & pomegranate compote, mashed red raspberry and a cedar bat which Big Papi has full swing crushed you in your mouth enough times to know that 'it's there'.

 Palate has a tawny note of raspberry port, plum & blueberry juice, cedar notes are fading but balanced, tannins are resolved and this wine is drinking near perfection. Amazinly long finish.

Still some heat of alchol on the nose letting you know it's still going to kick you in the hind quarters at some point (15% ABV). — 7 years ago

Sam T

9.1

Very nice. Blackberry and a little cocoa. Slight tannins. I’m a fan. — 8 years ago

Brett Wise

9.4

Creamy citrus and bright melon. A perfect swing. — 8 years ago

Robert Lim

9.1

Pure, elegant fruit - more swing than funk if that makes any sense — 9 years ago

David L

9.3

06' Drinkward Peschon Cabernet. Swing, batter... batter! One of the best value buys in Napa! Love it. I should've purchased this by the case!! — 9 years ago

Stuart Gregor

9.5

Gorgeous. Just fine combo of funk and fineness and line and length like a great Glenn McGrath over with a bit of Damien Flemings out swing to keep the batsman guessing. Tops — 10 years ago

Jay Squance

10

Good lord this is ridiculous. Buy a case if you can swing it — 10 years ago

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Ryan Vento

8.9

My wife grew up going to Babe’s, and so when we were up in the DFW area we had to visit one of their locations in Arlington. Thankfully it’s BYOB, so I got to swing by Winslow’s Wine Cellar and grab a chilled bottle of Chard for copious amounts of family-style sides and fried chicken. — 7 years ago

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Jeffrey Lew

9.4

Getting back into the swing of things... Trotting along as they say... 😎 — 8 years ago

Michael Smith

9.4

Really delicious 2011. Just singing right now. Fruit in full swing but depth and acid balance. Bottle was gone before I knew it. — 9 years ago

Andrew S

9.4

This bottle just plain rocked it out. Like when you adjust your golf swing, and the next thing you know every drive is long and straight and there's lots of birdies. You don't want the round to end, but eventually it does. — 9 years ago

Joe Paradise

9.5

Fully developed and perhaps slightly on its down swing, but still a lot to love about this wine. Really burgundian nose with pounding tertiary aromas. Decaying earth, wet bark, canned mushrooms, dried flowers, berries with baking spice and that unnamable "funk" that calls back to its french heritage. Acid and structure holding together like a weathered but elegant victorian home. Its everything i love about pinot — 9 years ago

Delectable Blue

9.0

It must be the season. It’s time for another cracking Shiraz. Again a very fruit forward style. This time with lashings of mulberry and raspberry predominating on the palate. Lacking a little mid-palate complexity, even after a 3 hour decant. Just hints of dark chocolate bitterness and black olive before the fine but drying tannins take over, driving a long finish. Not too dissimilar in style to Hannah’s Swing, just not as well composed. Nice, but not outstanding. — 10 years ago

Anthony Libutti

8.9

Lemme see yo hips swing — 10 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.2

Tasted with the 2015.
Integration is well and truly in full swing.
Strong primaries all in check but singing like an choir.
Personally prefer the 15. — 7 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.3

This afternoon at a gathering at a friends home we opened the 2010 Ridge Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 2% Petite Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc.

On the nose is beautiful lack fruit, black cherries, blackberries, licorice, violets, tobacco, crushed rock, a nice minerality and a nice rich soil.

On the palate is opulent black fruit, black cherry, blackberries, black plum, cassis, violets, some rich sweet tobacco, an oaky smoke content, crushed rock, a minerality and a nice dusty soil.

The wine is full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + gripping tannin that lead to a long racy finish. A very nice Bordeaux Blend that will not disappoint. The weekend is in full swing and take advantage of fall coming in and drinking more red. Please be safe and keep dreaming. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 7 years ago

Greg Start

9.0

Love this. Visiting the region soon so will swing by the vineyard to pick up some more! — 8 years ago

Martin G Rivard

9.5

@David L Thank you David for sharing this incredible beauty with me! Such a soft, opulent rich wine. The bottle age definitely helped and was evident throughout. Drinking superbly right now and I imagine would evolve for another 15+ years! It was that good!!!!
I am biased, I am a huge fan of Spottswoode. I felt like a kid that robbed a candy store when I uncorked this one. I hadn't tasted their 2003! It was in my top three for wine of the night. Swing, batter batter swing, homerun! — 9 years ago

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Maxwell Burns

Hospitality Kenwood Vineyards, Winemaker GARA

9.9

Near perfect. The #blancdeblancs from Mumm Napa age so beautifully, especially out of #magnums! Some fresh citrus notes, but smells and flavors of a bakery in full swing dominate, toasty almond and slightly burnt baguette. I have been waiting to #saber this wine for a while, my sons birthday was the perfect occasion. — 9 years ago

with Polina

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.2

Finally a bottle of PYCM at the table. Part-time micro-négociant since 2001, but in full swing since he left the company of his father (Marc Colin) in 2005. Lovely Saint-Aubin villages - 50+ year old vines. When the cork came of the scent of the wine was a bit soapy, but that blew of really quick. Elegant wine, nice breadth, pointy citric finish. — 10 years ago

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