Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Blend of 65% Zinfandel, 26% Petite Sirah, 5% Syrah & 4% Alicante Bouschet. Deep Ruby with aromas of red fruits, oak, spice and floral scents. On the palate flavors of cherry and raspberry with pepper, cacao, spice and smoky oak. Well balanced, fine tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, smoke and spice. Will age. — 12 days ago

Kamall

9.1

Savory, peppery and wonderful with cacio e pepe. — 19 days ago

Brian Grech

9.5

At San Ho Won with Ryan and Steph — 25 days ago

with Ashley

Joe Flo

9.7

Hitting on all cylinders. — a month ago

Ted

9.1

Solid Cabernet. — 7 days ago

with Jeni

Boris Mathiszik

9.1

New vintage of this trusted cab. Delicious as always. Layers of cherry, some constraint, smooth. — a month ago

leon egozi

9.5

305 group annual 10 yr Napa cab retrospective — 2 months ago

Nina Chen

9.3

Easy to drink straight out of the bottle. Black cherry, cassis and chocolate notes. Very approachable. — 2 days ago

Steven Heydemann

9.1

The 99 is a favorite vintage for the sweetness of the fruit and the intense Mediterranean notes but this bottle was a little short on the finish. — 22 days ago

Kevin Dale

9.4

Took about an hour to open up. — 21 days ago

Chris Bensick

9.5

Jonathan’s 40th birthday wine, also 40 years old. Martha’s Vineyard 1984. Another old classic California Cabernet that won’t quit. Good cork, savory and aromatic, a fine old wine indeed! — a month ago

Shay A

9.4

Annual birthday WWC hosting. As normal, 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert, all presented blind.

Here we are six years after my last ‘88 Montelena and I’m looking at my old review as if I wrote it about this current bottle! So bright and lively. Gorgeous deep ruby color (darker than the ‘88 Leoville Barton). There is a Christmas spice (maybe more mint-driven) aromatic with bing cherries and floral notes. Red fruit to the core with some spiced blackberries, earthy/herbal savoriness, great acidity and a snappy/youthful finish. Cedar and espresso. Held strong over a few hours open. Not falling off a cliff, but don’t miss this window if you have some! — a month ago

Joe Xiang

10

MBA Wine Event — a month ago

Jody Scharf

9.5

Close to perfect, granted don't know what that is, but this is near... — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.5

Blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 3% Petite Verdot, 1% Syrah, 1% Malbec & 2% Cabernet Franc, aged for 17 months in 48% new French oak, deep Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruits, oak and sweet spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cherry and currants with tobacco and herb spice. Fine smooth tannins, approachable, long finish ending with fruit, oak, spice and herb mineral character. Nice! — 25 days ago

Jessica Knickerbocker

8.9

Decent enough to enjoy for the evening. Nice dark red. — 6 hours ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Ripe, polished, round, suave, definitely not an old school Petite Sirah but a super modern style, undeniably VERY tasty, but struggling a bit with reconciling the flavor and particular the structural style with 1970s/1980s Petite Sirah, I’m confused?!?! — 25 days ago

with Jim

eagle_eye

9.1

Great mix of a European and Napa style. Nice fruit and slight butter after. Very nice. — 15 days ago

A-Aron

9.0

Port like raisiny taste, peppery, rich, moderate tannins. — a month ago

Lars

9.2

2018 in 2024. Could use some more time in the cellar. — 13 days ago