Turnbull Wine Cellars

Turnbull Wine Cellars

Leopoldina Oakville Cabernet Franc 2014

Ruby colored with floral and anise notes. Full bodied tastes of blue fruit, licorice and dark chocolate with hints of herbs and earth. Tannins are a little grippy but overall a very nice wine. — 6 years ago

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Amoenus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Hit Turnbull yesterday. Stellar single vineyard Cabs, CF’s and Merlot. -14’a were awesome, bought the 15’s. — 7 years ago

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Larkin

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2014

A Napa Cabernet Franc tasting with the family today. The Detert and the Larkin were the favorites of the group; both had gorgeous black cherry and blueberry fruit with terrific aromatic intensity. The Gandona Meia and the Studio Seven-Fifty need more time. The Turnbull was slightly corked. — 7 years ago

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Eric

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Nice tasting!
Mike R

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Awesome tasting

Love Larkin franc
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#thatDeterttho Detert is year in and year out one of the best bottlings of Cab Franc in the world 👏 @Tom Garrett

Turnbull Wine Cellars

Black Label Napa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

Currants and Cherry. Vibrant. Cedar. — 8 years ago

Sarah Reedy
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Sherwin Family Vineyards

Spring Mountain District Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Wine tasting night, blind tasting and this was #1, Vine Hill Ranch 2010 #2, Andrew Geoffrey Cab Franc 2009, Caymus 2012, Turnbull 2013 — 9 years ago

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Estate Grown Oakville Merlot 1997

So much fruit and velvety mouth feel. Drink now. This rocks. — 9 years ago

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Johnson Turnbull Vineyard Selection 67 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1989

Shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, dried cranberry, very savory — 6 years ago

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Leopoldina Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Crazy tannins—I choked for a split second there—but also rich dark fruits, black currant tea, and some earthy herbaceousness. It was a good balance of sweetness and acidity, and I just wish I had gotten to drink more of it. — 7 years ago

Honig

Reserve Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc 2015

My contribution to the evening - very Bordeaux styled with the main difference being the crazy Pyrazines in the aroma. 60% new French oak and 40% neutral oak barrel aging, with 91% Sauvignon Blanc, ending in Semillon and Muscat, 100% estate fruit, made by Kristen Belair, who spent time making wine at Turnbull, and Trefethen. Most guessed Bordeaux graves. Excellent wine and not what I expected. Kind of funky on the nose too, so though it is a pale, and light colored wine... it could actually use light decanting to let the funk and pyrazine burn off just a tad. — 7 years ago

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Matt Trader

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I have to say, it was a marvelous wine. 40-60% of the fruit in this fumeblanc comes from their To Kalon vineyards, and it definitely shows. Beautiful tension, ample acid, great complexity, some pyrazine aroma (not as much as the honig) and very French in style. This wine pays homage to Robert Mondavi standing up with the greats of France. I guessed southern Napa 2014, so not too far off there.
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^^review for Mondavi Fume Blanc - somehow it got inserted here... ignore****

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Johnson Turnbull Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1980

Another wow. California Bdx old school @13.5%. Still youthful. Hint of green pepper. Continued to open. #calicabs rock 35+ years and going strong. — 8 years ago

Honig

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Thank Goodness for Napa Cabs! Especially after that last Oregon Pinot Noir! This is Honig 2013 cabernet sauvignon. A solar powered vineyard and family owned. Love the bee and the H! The cork was perfect. The color is opaque purple. The bouquet is fantastic with aromas of blackberry jam and African violets. The initial palate is butter chocolate spicy blackberry and figs. The finish is long and has an oaky dry ending. There is no sour anything!!! This is delicious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow we try Turnbull... — 9 years ago

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Kristine Fitts

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Great description.
Andrea Alcaro

Andrea Alcaro

The reserve cab tasting at Honig's vineyard was outstanding, highly recommend. My kind of Napa cab 😊

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Fortuna Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2003

Amazing. Good stuff! Definitely worth the wait! — 10 years ago

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Estate Grown Oakville Viognier 2009

I discovered Viognier at Turnbull with Andrea and Lino in 2001. had to go back and buy another bottle on another trip. — 13 years ago

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Estate Grown Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Decanted for 90 mins and was impressed. Depth of the second half of the bottle after 24 hours was even more impressive. Big range on this. Dark rich fruits and the lead is the nose as others have said. I’ll be back (yes! I wrote that before realizing what I was writing). My first experience with a Turnbull was a success. — 7 years ago

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Fortuna Vineyard Merlot 2014

Top 3 Merlot for me. Inky tobacco and great fruit. Bring yer wallet. — 7 years ago

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Nice. Want to have a look at this...

Turnbull Wine Cellars

Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown 2014

Day 24 of our 24 day Amazon cruise. Last bottle that I brought with me. Had the filet in Prego. — 8 years ago

Ad Vivum Cellars

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Lovely! Reminiscent of Silver Oak and Turnbull. — 8 years ago

Alan Betus
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Chateau Montelena

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1980

We drank the 1980 Chateau Montalena Estate Cabernet Sauvignon with the 1980 Carneros Creek Turnbull/Fay Cab & Truchard Cabs. All three showing very well. All three acquired at release. The Montalena is very nice. It needed 15-20+ minutes to show its best. Great cherry, raspberry fruit. Perfectly mature now. Will hold for a couple years but peaking now. Enjoy if you have any of the wine. — 8 years ago

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Oakville Rosé Blend 2015

Watermelon and grapefruit — 9 years ago

James McGee
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Turnbull Wine Cellars

Old Bull Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2002

This is fun! Like drinking the old lady. She has matured in a very positive sense but you would have never thought she would?! That old wine nose and flavor with a hint of black cherry in an old cedar chest. Was not good ten years ago. Is now! — 9 years ago

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Estate Grown Oakville Syrah 2010

Really good example of Napa Syrah. — 11 years ago