Vanessa

9.2

We’re snowed ❄️ in on a Friday night and decided to imbibe this generously gifted Chateau Potelle, VGS Vintage 2010, ABV 14.5%. It’s predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, alongside Merlot, from Mount Veeder in Napa Valley, California. 🍷 🇺🇸

Wow, aromas and flavors are exuberant, concentrated, rich, and span a spectrum of characteristics from candied plum, ripe black cherry, and crème de cassis to black olive and crushed violet, to nutmeg, cardamom, and clove, to leather, tobacco, smoke, meat, and earth.

Tannins and mouthfeel are supple and smooth. Acidity is present, lending balance.

This wine is bold and is drinking beautifully now, though it has potential for further aging.

Cheers!

#vgs #chateaupotelle #veeder #napa #napacabernet #winenot #bordeauxblend #winelover #tgif #winetime — 4 years ago

with Deked1

David Kline

9.6

Red, resinous currant with a licorice twist. Warm blackberry, dark toast, vanilla, cedar and sweet tabac seamlessly tailored, even at such a young age. Fresh gingerbread oven, too. Silk suit of tannins; loose stitching. Wound tightly showing sinewy potential and a Christmas cactus of sutured fruits bursting at the seams with liquid graphite and black currant reduction with fresh cassis and olive berry. Violets, treacle and black tea. Onyx train of a witch bride all the way down Howell mountain! #Dunn #DunnVineyards #napacab #napacabernet #Napa #howellmountain #howell #howellmtn #mountainwine #cabernetacademy #cabernetday #cabernetsauvignon #californiaclassic — 8 years ago

with Courtney

Skip McCauley

7.8

Easy to identify this as a NAPA Cab, but disappointingly soft....and I don't mean soft in the milk chocolate and buttery oak sense, I mean almost sweet cherry and soft tannins. The mouthfeel was creamy and I liked that, but there was never the tannin/oak assault that the big reds should deliver. #eponymous #napa #napavalley #napacabernet #napacab — 11 years ago

Scotti Stark

Hospitality Charnu Winery

10

Wow! Randy Lewis you old dawg! I remember when you peddled this stuff to me in Houston at Pappas Bros Steakhouse. It is still a beast, and very delicious. Hope you are well. #napa #napacabernet — 12 years ago

Lennie Ross

9.1

Classic Luc Morlet style Cabernet. Nice oak treatment. Needs a little more time in bottle or serious time in carafe. $175/bottle #winechat #napaCabernet — 12 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

It’s official - happy 40th @deked1! Wine is deep ruby hue, heavy tearing. Creme de cassis, molasses, pipe tobacco, nutmeg and baking spices, vanilla and oak. Pop and pour variety, fruit and oak forward. Velveteen texture.
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#2012 #caymus40thanniversary #caymusvineyards #caymus #caymusoccasion #napavalley #napawine #napacabernet #cabernetcandy #oreocake — 6 years ago

with Deked1

Craig Sedmak

8.7

Not as #special as I was hoping for... lacks nuances - maybe the next bottle will thrill me more #caymusspecialselection #napacabernet — 10 years ago

Skip McCauley

8.8

Solid Attempt at Napa Cab by Beringer with Knights Valley fruit. A bit jammy for my liking but very nice richness and depth. Great packaging and cellar-worthy! #beringer #napa #napavalley #napacabernet #napacab #knightsvalley — 11 years ago

Wilfred Wong

Chief Storyteller, Wine.com

9.0

A cabernet that we can count on has produced a solid 2012 effort! Dark ruby color, almost brooding; ripe currants and dust in the aromas, pretty much what I had expected, fine depth and range of elements; medium bodied, pert and piquant on the palate, well integrated tannins; dry, nice acidity, well balanced; ripe currants and berries in the flavors, with a bit of oak, very good concentration; ripe berries and sweet oak in the flavors, nicely melded; medium finish, sweet tannins in the aftertaste. This is a trealy fine BV Rutherford and ranks amongst the winery's best. (Tasted: January 5, 2015, San Francisco, CA) (Best Served: 2014-2019) [Sourcing: 80% of the grapes are from vineyard blocks in BV Ranches No. 1, No. 2 and No. 10; 95% Rutherford AVA and 5% Napa AVA] [Composition: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec] [Winemaking Highlights: Barrel Aging 15 months (50% French oak, 35% American oak, 15% Hungarian oak (25% new barrels)] [Technical: 14.3% alcohol, 5.9g/L acidity, 3.70 pH] [Jeffrey Stambor, Winemaker] #cabernetsauvignon #napacabernet #beaulieuvineyard #redwines #napavalley — 11 years ago

Todd Scurci

9.0

#ericasimov #napacabernet — 6 years ago

with Annie

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.1

I can’t hardly believe my luck - found this at a local grill house bar restaurant in MD for $85 on their cellar clearance wine menu. Truthfully I hadn’t had this nice of a #napacabernet in quite some time. Bold fruit on the nose but some nice earth, acidity and elegance on the finish with fine tannins. Unmistakably Napa and delicious. Beautiful pairing for upscale meatloaf. — 7 years ago

Skip McCauley

8.0

Another fruit bomb from Napa. I'm guessing this one may mellow out over the next 3-5 years. Big fruit with soft blueberry acidity. Not boozy enough but a classic Napa mouthfeel of vanilla cream and good oak. #napa #napavalley #napacabernet #napacab #joelgott — 11 years ago

Alexis Davis Iaconis

Hospitality Director Copain Wines

8.9

Classic Napa cabernet but lean, well balanced and long finish @paradigm #napacabernet — 11 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

10

Dark cherry, red currant, vanilla and sweet spices. Velvet tannins for a 2012. The finish is long and lingering. This wine is a great example of the grapes coming from the incredible Beckstoffer vineyards. #greatwine #beckstoffer, #boichfamilycellar #wine #sommelier #vino #napa #napacabernet #cabernetsauvignon — 12 years ago

Lennie Ross

9.6

Bright ripe fruit, elegant tannins but still young. Suggest 2 hours to breathe. IMHO one is the best #NapaCabernet — 12 years ago