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

Big mint chocolate, spruce, damson reduction, cinnamon dusted cedar, ripest blackberry, violet, vanilla bean and even a shadow of juniper on this warm and fuzzy Howell Mountain nose. Medium mouthfeel echoes the damson, presenting bay leaf, smoky raspberry, a touch of graphite and blueberry skins in a tightly rolled and endlessly layered sub-strata that stretches to the horizon. #Trio #bravantevineyards #howell #howellmountain #napavalleyred #napawine #Napa — 8 years ago
#bigcab #calicabernet #michelrolland #alphaomega #napawine #napavalley2013 #cabernetsauvignon really pushing the limits of fruit expression. Well integrated oak. Liked by all of my family. — 9 years ago
Well worth the 7 year wait! Balanced fruits and tannins. A favorite from Vincent Arroyo. #wine #redblendwine #napavalley #napawine #calistoga — 10 years ago
Soft and subdued, with a thoughtful ABV at 14%. Round and chocolate-dusted baked blueberry and plum. Medium mouthfeel. Generous fruit, plush tannins. #Buehlervineyards #napawine — 11 years ago
Lovely pale gold with lightest silver green. Big nose of full throttle gooseberry, cooked lemon, grilled grapefruit and gardenia. Round, full mouthfeel turns lean in a citric instant as it pivots deftly to lemon pith, grapefruit peel, ginger, lemongrass and tart lime, with secret tangelo intentions. Juicy and abundant, but lively and bracing in a way that keeps it focused. Impressive Sauvignon Blanc from Napa. .
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#doubleeaglesauvignonblanc #napa #doubleeagle #organic #organicallyfarmed #grievefamilywinery #phillipemelka #concreteegg #surlieaging #golf #sauvignonblanc #napavalleywine #napawine #napawhite — 5 years ago
Deep ruby, almost purple, hue. Ripe purple fruit, such as blackberries, black currant, fig jam, and plum sauce, and tobacco, cocoa, bell pepper, sage, smoked meat, cedar, and delicate baking spices. Velveteen on the palate with soft tannins and a long finish. Vintage 2016. 14.5% ABV. #merryvale #merryvalevineyards #coombsvillenapa #merlot #merlotday #merlot #napavalley #napavalleywine #napawine — 6 years ago

Still has everything it needs to age further! Toasty, herbaceous nose of baker’s chocolate, rosemary, oregano, dried black currant, graphite-infused plum bordering on prune, dried blackberry, Madura tobacco, licorice and dark cedar notes. Elegant mouthfeel with chewy tannins, tarragon, cigar, black currant, bramble, graphite shades, dark minerality, blackberry. Cinnamon bark, black cherry, figs, and more for a long and satisfyingly complex finish.#Teaderman #Napa #NapaCab #cab #oakville #TeadermanVineyards #wine #napawine #finesse #depth — 7 years ago
Heavenly blackberry and rich plum conjure up raspberry reductions that smoke a little but stay focused. A stony and crisp, almost granite texture followed by a baked currant and toffee, aromatically. American coffee, sweet licorice and oaky cedar bordering on pine, with cherry spiraling to a bitter, dark, baker’s chocolate that expands endlessly. Dense, rich and layered endlessly. #themaiden #harlanestate #harlan #billharlan #napawine #napa #napavalley2005 #napavalleyforever — 8 years ago
#wine #Girard #cabernetsauvignon #napawine — 10 years ago
Perfect for this warm #winter day. #citrus #lemongrass #grapefruit notes. #sauvignonblanc #napawine — 10 years ago
First time trying a dry riesling! Nice and crisp. Has an aroma and taste of limes, apples, pineapples. This is definitely a new favorite of mine <3 #dryriesling #2013 #trefethen #trefethenfamilyvineyards #napawine — 11 years ago
This wine is pure elegance! 100% of the grapes are from the Beckstoffer Dr Crane Vineyard. 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% petit Verdot. On the nose, blackberry, cassis, strawberry, mint, dried herbs, and black pepper. On the palate it is M++ balanced with a very long finish. this is a Cabernet Sauvignon that should be a benchmark wine representing Napa Valley. #greatwine #napawine#napawine#napawine #napa #wine #vino #sommelier #studywine #realmcellars #drcranevineyard #cabernetsauvignon — 12 years ago
Unbending purple-black. Lovely nose of lavender and thyme, dusty black cherry, dried blackberry and ripe black currant, as well as a lovely mint moment of varietal introspection. Vanilla and cedar remain in check, as oak bolsters without overwhelming. A thing of beauty. Intense black cherry and currant wash over a scree of firm tannins. Great backbone, stellar integration. Strangely, I’m drinking it, but looking forward to the next bottle? Hmm. The purity of the fruit shines through with raspberry and dried strawberry notes making spirit cameos alongside Connecticut tobacco, plum and Roobios tea, but also an unusual citrus and leather-pepper. I wasn’t expecting so many differing fruit profiles , and such un-manipulated purity of grape expression. Great job! No need for makeup and plastic surgery for this action star! #schrader #doublediamond #schradercellars #napacab #napawine #napawinning #oakville #cabernetsauvignon #cabsauv #schraderdoublediamond — 6 years ago


Mushroom, forest-farm, strawberry, cherry, brown spice, very pretty mouthfeel #napawine #carneros producer #santaritahills fruit #deedubcellar — 9 years ago
Amazing wine 🍷 this 03 is in great shape. Maroon red color. Blackberry, black currant, licorice. Medium plus tannins and a velvety mouth feel. This is about as good as it gets for Napa cab! #cabernetsaugvinon #atlaspeak #napawine — 9 years ago
Cellared in my wine fridge since early 2012. Cassis, herbs, and a smoky chocolate on the nose. Perfectly balanced with dark red cherry, thyme, and still a good amount of acid on the palate. My version of #tbt 😉 #Merlot #DomaineCarneros #NapaWine — 11 years ago
David S. Lopez
As others reviewers have said, this wine is consistently outstanding. It pours a deep purple. Wonderful flavors of berries and dried fruit. Balanced tannins and an exquisite finish. As with the other wine for my birthday, it may have overpowered my seafood pasta at Mangia Bene restaurant a little bit. But it was worth it because it was so fantastic. Great to celebrate and share this wine with our good friends, the Bailey’s and the Swanson‘s. #stagsleapdistrict #californiawines #napawine #napavalleyforever #redblendwine — 3 months ago