Erica Gamble

8.9

After breathing, smooth with some body but a little more tart than we prefer for a cab. — 2 days ago

Joe Flo

9.6

Easter wines. — 16 days ago

romo

9.4

En Mag. Candy wrapper nose and gentle tannin silky mouthfeel. No heat. Yum. — a month ago

Joe Flo

9.8

Another awesome Realm. — a month ago

John Malcolm

10

Sticking with my December 2021 rating. This is a spectacular wine. — a month ago

Stephen F Laga MD

9.3

2021 vintage is very smooth. Delicious — 2 months ago

Scott Kahn

9.6

My first exposure to Don Melchor was rewarding! Rich, dark fruit maturity on the nose was consistent with long lasting dark cherries and red plum on the palette. Soft tannins reminiscent of a well aged Cabernet, the softness of this young cab was surprising and delightful! An absolute treat to taste!! — 2 months ago

with Timothy

Pete Schork

9.6

Yeah man. Wow. We’ve got cedar, baking spice, black cherry, blackberries, all in perfect harmony. Goes great with this Chinese dinner w five spice — 16 days ago

Shay A

9.2

I picked up a couple ‘88s recently as I’m always looking for birth year wines and opted to open this one first. Rough label, but provenance was great.

Consumed from bottle over the course of two hours. After 10-20mins of blowing off so 30+yr funk, this became a total surprise! Faded ruby with bricking but that’s the only sign that this had age. Aromatics sported sweet cherry tobacco, older floral/potpurri, and a mix of red and black berry fruits. Juicy and vibrant on the palate! Shocked. Core of red and black fruits carry the profile with fig, herbs and a little bit of leather. Good spine of acidity here. Not much tannin at the finish, but it’s classically old Napa merlot. Drink up and enjoy! — a month ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Waaaayyy too young… — a month ago

Matt Perlman

9.5

My kind of Napa cab — a month ago

Joe Fischer

9.4

A wonderful Oregon Pinot! Dark red cherry with hints of earthiness aromas. A bit of stewed fruits as well on the bud. Smooth with a nice long finish. — a month ago

Damian

9.1

Pale yellow color. Tropical fruit on the nose and palate. Long finish and high acidity — 2 months ago

Jody Scharf

9.5

Rich pears, apricots, delicious, still has some time... — 2 months ago

Hum

9.2

Rich cassis and tobacco … vanilla frosting … everything well integrated… faint graphite ? Touch of bell pepper. — 17 days ago

AC Fiedler

9.5

With a boneless ribeye. — 17 days ago

Shay A

9.5

One of the wines I supplied for an annual lunch hosting (co-host this time). I was really hesitant to open this given the fanfare of this specific wine, but also how DrCrane can be an in-between wine for me (so explosive young, shut down at 5-10yrs, re-open 10+). Decanted two-three hours.

Classic deep purple-black DrCrane in the glass. Aromatics are immediate with ripe blue and black fruits, baking spices, mocha and graphite. Just a little bit of high-toned EA to make it pop, along with this roasted character I always get from DrCrane wines. Opulent and polished in every way on the palate, this is a tidal wave of flavor with no hard edges. It’s a towering wine in the sense of so much concentration and depth on the mid-palate, but it’s so incredibly polished at the finish…almost shockingly so. The ripe fruits and the dark chocolate linger longer than any Napa cab I can remember. Iron first in a velvet glove.

No need to worry, these are open for business. Plenty of structure to carry a while, but this window seems like it was made for how this wine is drinking now. — a month ago

Joe L.

9.2

Overripe cherries, floral notes, lingering finish, medium-bodied, high alc for Pinot — a month ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Crafted by Joseph J. Wagner, 4th generation winemaker, with winemaking roots in the Napa Valley since 1906. Deep Ruby with red berry fruit aromas, tea and sweet spice notes. On the palate flavors of jammy blackberry and cherry with pronounced sweet vanilla oak, cacao and pepper spice notes. Soft tannins and bright acidity, well balanced, with mineral tones on a long finish ending with toasty spice! Nice! — 2 months ago

Michael Walker

9.9

Excellent Pinot but I think inferior to the Tetarossa lineup — 2 months ago