Eric L.

9.7

Very serious, brooding Cabernet. Deep and dark. Tons of potential, but needs a few more years in the bottle. — 4 years ago

Skip Smyser

9.4

Big Bold Cab — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.7

Day 3 in Napa in the books! Running a day behind on notes...Napa time runs slow AND fast!

Where as normal Tench was feminine in style (loads of fruit), this had smoked meat, herbal and savory notes alongside baked blue and blackberries. Incredible structure while also being accessible (Bevan style). Really enjoyed this. — 7 years ago

David L

9.2

10’ Interesting bottle of wine from Justin. This particular wine came from the William Hill Vineyards. Good bottle of wine that needs to be consumed. The last few vintages have come from tench👍 — 8 years ago

Eric L.

9.3

Drinking very nicely now. The cab franc is really showing off its character with violets, tobacco, and cedar. The cab sauv gives a nice core of fruit. Lots of smiles. — 9 years ago

Martin Sher

9.2

Historic and showing very well — 9 years ago

Linda Marshall

9.0

Tart apple then smooths out — 9 years ago

Rob Winn

9.4

Rich cabernet with beautiful fruit from a great vintage — 11 years ago

with James

Eric L.

9.2

Excellent SB. Nice weight on the palate, but still bright and refreshing. — 4 years ago

Rob Brobst III

10

Russell is a perfectionist.... — 5 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.5

Riverain is Steve Nordhoff and Dean & Laurie Gray’s label that produces just a few hundred cases from some select vineyards in Northern California, including a Tench Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, and a Gamble Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc.

According to Dean Gray, Riverain is a historically French term meaning “local & friendly people who reside near the river.” @Greg Ballington deserves credit for the reco, and while I’ve had a handful of Syrahs from the Cardiac Hill Vineyard in Sonoma County’s Bennett Valley, this is my first that’s made by Thomas Rivers Brown.

Screams old world, particularly Northern Rhône. Loved it from the get-go, but the acceleration at 90 minutes open is significant. Campfire grilled meat, finely ground pepper, black olive, and creosote, with a core of savory black fruit, and a beautiful secondary combination of cedar and lavender. There’s a distinctive combination of balance, purity of fruit, and savory structure that’s hard not to recognize. — 7 years ago

Joe Lucca

9.5

This is the ‘15 Tench vineyard cab. Drinking really well, albeit wound up right now. Look for this to really start to show in 2-3 years. — 8 years ago

with Kevin, ADAM and 1 other

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.4

Deep purplish red. After an hour or so in the decanter this was still tight with green notes and a little black cherries. Finally on day two there were tons of 'Bevan' fruits, black and blue with tons of cinnamon and vanilla. Heavy tannins (8/10) and full bodied. This lost a little bit of weight in the mid palate but beefed up on day two. Tons of structure and dark cherries on day one with a slightly stoney and savory finish. Day two brought in the same characteristics as the nose, tons of blue and black fruits as well as cinnamon and vanilla. A touch of heat in the long finish that should dissipate with time. Should be in a sweet spot in about 7 years or so. Drink from 2018 till 2030. (94+) — 9 years ago

with Sean and India

Spencer Kunath

10

A yummie f tench Malbec??? — 10 years ago

Billy L.

9.6

New Oakville Vineyard wine from Michael & Andrea Savaiano. Michael is an Assistant Winemaker at Bevan Cellars. His approach mirrors that of Mentor Russell Bevan, with pure, concentrated up-front fruit. The wine is likely sourced from Tench, although Vineyard source is unconfirmed. Michael uses all 100% New French Oak including Taransaud Barrels! The wine spends 17 months in Barrel before bottling. Absolutely fabulous at this early stage for a 2018 Vintage. Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 — 4 years ago

with Laura

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

9.5

@Delectable Wine this is the Addax Tench Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon.

Deep purplish ruby red that completely coats the glass. Rich nose covered in blackberries, cassis and dark cocoa. Medium plus tannins (7.5/10) and full bodied. Plush and rich on the palate coated in vanilla, plums and blackberries. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2036. — 7 years ago

with India

Paul T HB

9.8

New Calixtro from tench Vineyard,
Parker 99,
Only 15.4 abv🤷🏼‍♂️.
This is right up there with any 100 point wines Bevan has made,
Gotta admit though the alcohol does become more evident on the nose after 30 min, reminds of the 2012 Scarecrow nose — 8 years ago

Mike R

9.4

What a deal what a deal what a deal - I will put this napa cab up against wines twice it's price - 2 hour decant and it's sings -

Taste is incredible fruit - dark blue and red fruit - highly structured tannins with density and complexity galore - smell works but it will get more aromatic in 2-3 years - If drinking now as I did then please decant

This comes from Tench vineyards - same as the acclaimed bevan - well I say drink this at half the price then you tell me the difference

This is big bold beautiful and I am smiling
— 8 years ago

Robert Branden Shine

9.0

Low Fruit, vines grown on volcanic soil. Almost has a beautiful ash or smoke quality emerging from it, this is a wine that should age for a while, tannins are nice and exposed. — 9 years ago

Randy Smith

9.1

Crisp, refreshing. Paired well with Chicken Piccata. — 10 years ago