Christopher Heim

10

Complex sweet spicy bold with hints of vanilla. Can’t imagine much better — 3 years ago

Keith Crump

9.3

2011 not as great year but well made, plenty of depth despite poor fruit. My go to Bordeaux — 4 years ago

Michael Sugarman

9.0

Really delicious blend. Tart fruit flavor and slight brandy notes! Mmm — 5 years ago

with Nina

Abbe Walker

9.2

Favorite of the night — 7 years ago

Steven Gullo

9.5

At the time, this was made by Mike Grgich. The best aged Napa Cabernet I’ve ever tasted. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.2

On the nose, stewed fruits of; black plum, blackberries, dark cherries, plum and blueberries. Mocha, chocolate, mixed berry cola, sweet spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel, loamy mineral soils and dry dark florals. The mouthfeel is less concentrated than other vintages of Corison but that's indicative of the 10 Napa vintage generally. The tannins are nicely resolved with another 5-8 years before they are completely resolve. The fruits are; dark cherries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, blackberries with strawberries that dance around the rest of the fruit. There's nice barrel toast, vanilla, nutmeg, light clove, cinnamon, touch of wood shavings, liqueur notes, caramel, mocha chocolate, mix berry cola, loamy soils, dry crushed rocks, bramble, dry stems with nice soft round acidity. The finish is a little lean but tasty. Good balance of fruit and earth with long, rich elegance. Cathy slightly overachieved the 10 vintage as a whole. Photos of; her estate building, Cathy in her vineyard, grapes coming in at night (better to harvest when the fruit is cooler) and her estate vineyard in all it's glory. Producer notes and history...Cathy Corison grew up in Riverside, California. She studied biology at Pomona College and was on their men's diving team, because the school didn't have a women's team. In 1972, she had to take an extracurricular class. She signed up for a trampoline class, but changed her mind upon seeing a sign-up sheet for a wine tasting class. This class was the catalyst that sparked her interest in winemaking. After graduation in 1975, she moved to Napa Valley in California. She received her Master's degree in Enology from University of California, Davis. Upon moving to Napa, she started working in the tasting room at Sterling Vineyards and at a wine shop. During this time, she was getting her Master's degree at the University of California, Davis. She was told by her professor that she would not get a job in Napa Valley because of being a woman. However, if she wasn't the first Napa Valley female Winemaker, she was certainly one of the first. She tried to get a job at Freemark Abbey and was denied because they believed she could not work in the cellar. She almost took a job at Christian Brothers in the enology lab. However, she decided not to take the job and in 1978 she became an intern at Freemark Abbey and eventually became their Winemaker. She joined Chappellet in 1983 and was their Winemaker for nearly ten years. She founded Corison Winery, in 1987. The winery is located in St. Helena, California in a barn built by her husband, William Martin. Corison makes Cabernet and Gewürztraminer. They produce about 3,500 cases a year depending on the vintage. The winery makes a Kronos Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and as well as a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The Kronos is an estate wine that is made from organic grapes. The vineyard is dry farmed. The grapes come from one of the oldest vineyards in Napa Valley. The Napa Valley Cabernet comes from Rutherford. The Gewürztraminer is called Corazón and comes from the Anderson Valley. — 8 years ago

Peter Giles

9.2

Beautifully made by nuns. More fruit in the 11 vintage than the '10. Apple pie, citrus and honey. Love this wine. — 11 years ago

Jon Mobey

10

1996. Portfection !!! — 11 years ago

Ryan McGrath

9.0

40 year port. In celebration of mm's p's anniversary. — 13 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Deep Ruby with purple edges, aromas of dark fruits, herbs and spice. On the palate flavors of cherry, plum and licorice with spicy notes. Medium finish, dusty tannins, vivid acidity ending with fruit and spice. — 4 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Pale lemon with aromas of stone and tropical fruits. Made from 40-year old vines, aged in 100% stainless steel. On the palate flavors of bright lemon citrus with crisp apple and peach notes. This medium-body wine has crisp acidity, good balance and nice mouthfeel, smooth long finish ending with creamy mineral texture. Very Nice! — 5 years ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

Yes! A great representation of what can become of gamay from a Cru village wine. The typical esters are there on the nose but the overall fruit and some darker tertiary flavours are present. A bit light on the palate despite the 14% but this is made up for by the long delicate spicy-flowery finish. — 6 years ago

Anne Kjellgren

9.6

Beautiful jammy port. Paired with 3 kinds of cheddar and complemented beautifully. Later, paired with chocolatey Pots de Creme. Amazing! — 7 years ago

Sean Grullon

9.5

Okay - fine. It’s a good, probably great wine. Overpriced? Yes. Opus is filled with pretentious douchbags? Double yes. But this is a well-made wine bridging a gap between Napa and Boudreaux. Dusty nose with menthol, earl grey tea, tobacco, flowers, cassis, and creamy dark fruits. It has a really nice velvety finish. — 8 years ago

Sabrina I

8.9

Heard from Tone it's really good — 9 years ago

Anthony Lombardi

9.2

Holidays like Labor Day are made for mags of Produttori. — 9 years ago

Michelle

9.0

I thought this was really tasty — 10 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Well made, great stuffing. Still a little tannic and tight. I'd hold or decant several hours. — 11 years ago

L Bennion

9.6

Made from grapes in Napa. All silver oak does is cab. — 12 years ago

Malcolm Trimble

9.2

Previously reviewed. Love Tig. Made meatballs today so was an obvious choice. — 4 years ago

Thomas Epps

9.4

My 2nd favorite 20 yr behind Grahams. Ramos Pinto is good as well, but seems to have to bottle to bottle variability issues…. Taylor is a great standby at a good price. — 4 years ago

with Jeannie

Rob Sternthal

9.2

Those who follow me will know that this is a rare one for me, but I don’t have too many half bottles and my alcoholism took over late tonight and made me open something. This is one of the lightest Cabernet Merlot blends I’ve ever had. It’s still quite tannic but the winemaking is there. Seems to open a little over time and you can taste the French terroir. — 5 years ago

Colene Garrison

9.0

Colene had this 7 years ago

Keith Taylor

8.9

Wonderfully refreshing on a hot summer afternoon. — 7 years ago

Kelli Hogan

9.1

Excellent oxidized/orange from Brickhouse PR — 8 years ago

Garret Nagle

9.5

Turbinado sugar, shiitake mushroom, brown turkey figs, licorice, candied pecans, hazelnuts, vanilla extract, brown butter, Cardamom, poached pear, bitter herbs, wet compost. Wow. Almost savory. — 9 years ago

Lance Williams

9.2

Still young, I'll keep my other '85 Taylor's cellared for at least 5 more years... — 10 years ago

Brent S

8.9

An old friend I haven't visited in a while. The best way I can describe this is: a very well made fruit bomb. Overly sweet and ripe, but otherwise excellent. — 10 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

Very unique for me, almost spirits like in its elegant weight. A very complex nose and palate vie for the tasters attention. Impressively long and intense finish. Caramels, salt, orange fruits and rind, and spice are just some of the things I go lot from the nose and palate. Would love more time with a bottle of this over a month or so. #port — 11 years ago

Joe Wines

9.5

Bright fruit Great stuff with roasted chicken. Almost like summer time. Well not quite. Cherries and cedar are a couple of the enjoyable aromas. — 12 years ago