Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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White |
2016 Gemstone ChardonnayNapa Valley more |
3/9/2024 - Bryanb2002 wrote: 88 pointsRolling over, drink now. Unworth the price. |
Red |
2016 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage SelectionYountville more |
2/27/2024 - jsmorris707 Likes this wine: 96 pointsSimilar to prior notes after a 2 hour double decant; outstanding & at the start of peak drinking that should last several years |
Red |
2018 Gemstone Vineyard Cabernet FrancYountville more |
1/30/2024 - Sanlucar Likes this wine: 93 pointsExcellent Napa Cabernet FRANC with big fruit, Mediterranean herbs & spices with a lot of tar in the background. Black pepper and mild tannin on the lengthy finish. Great value for around $75. |
Red |
2005 Livingston Moffett Cabernet Sauvignon Gemstone VineyardNapa Valley more |
12/25/2023 - herbtcat Does not like this wine: 70 pointsSadly, I just waited too long. The fruit is diminished to level of a faint murmur. Although there were no apparent flaws from poor storage, there just wasn't any "there" there. |
Red |
2005 Gemstone GYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/20/2023 - Ricky99 Likes this wine: 90 pointswith all that big fruit, its gotten a little flabby in my view.. still a cali cab bomb, just a bit our of round |
Red |
2006 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon TenYountville more |
12/17/2023 - Winokdub wrote: 94 pointsBeautiful wine that is drinking strong right now. Nice depth and complexity. Great finish. Not going to get any better but could hold here for another year or two. Enjoy!! |
Red |
2002 Livingston Moffett Red Wine Gemstone VineyardYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/12/2017 - Mossrose wrote: 93 pointsJust short of pitch black, with purple bubbles when poured into the glass and a lighter ring around the rim. Rich nose of black currant and black cherry, accented by lavender. The sip of this classic Bordeaux blend features a nice tug of war between firm and lightly astringent tannin on one side against forward fruit, softened texture, and lightly caressing mouth feel on the other side. The swallow adds a good punch of bight acidity. The 2002 vintage was famous for being generous, fruit forward, and fine tasting young, but this 15 year old wine tastes more like a well structured 5 year old that is a hypothetical blend of Bordeaux with Napa, ageworthy enough to become seamlessly integrated when stored for another 5 years. |
Red |
2009 Gemstone Cabernet SauvignonYountville more |
12/4/2023 - Bcw1989 wrote: 96 pointsWOTN. Really showing well! Lots of red ripe fruits and tannins are pushed to the side. Wine is drinking just superbly! Paired well with the beef and really brought out the flavors of the meat. Even after dinner, the wine kept showing strong. Loved this vintage! |
Red |
2013 Gemstone Estate RedYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/23/2023 - HDW55 Likes this wine: 95 pointsThis wine seems to be a bit temperamental. Sometimes great and sometimes not so great. We had three bottles of the 2013 and not a dud among them this go-round. Decanted 2 hours. Very strong nose. Tart Red Berries and hint of Chocolate. Up front Jammy on the palate. Full mouth feel. Wet Leather as well. Long Finish. Lots going on. A big wine. |
Red |
2011 Gemstone Estate RedYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/5/2023 - Baron Slick wrote: 93 pointsAttractive bouquet of black cherries, cedar, earth, mint, and eucalyptus. Dry yet succulent, very tactile, with lovely weight, purity, bottle age complexity, and flavorsome persistence on the tasty finish. |
Red |
2011 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Premiere Napa Valley - ReflectionsYountville more |
11/3/2023 - walkerjfw wrote: 92 pointsDinner at home with with Val, Melissa, Rowens and Roslyn. Was looking for something to pair with my "famous" brisket. Last bottle a few years ago, no notes. Decanted for about 45 minutes prior to drinking. |
Red |
2018 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage SelectionYountville more |
10/28/2023 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsPart of a walk around tasting at Alpine Country Club. When compared with the Alluvial, this was a shade darker, a shade richer, a little bigger. In a ripe vintage like 2018, I preferred the Alluvial by a whisker. In a cooler year I might like this more. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (3) |
Red |
2018 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Alluvial SelectionYountville more |
10/27/2023 - JJYoyo Likes this wine: 93 pointsPart of a walk around tasting at Alpine Country Club. Hard to tell whether we liked the 18 Alluvial or the 2018 Heritage more. I think we ended up giving the alluvial the edge : a little more restrained, a little less extraction. Others might reverse the preference. |
Red |
2001 Gemstone Cabernet SauvignonYountville more |
10/22/2023 - ONEFIVE Likes this wine: NRNose of ripe dark fruit, blackberry, cassis, vanilla and cherry. |
Red |
2013 Gemstone Cabernet SauvignonYountville more |
10/6/2023 - Kozakofthewest Likes this wine: 94 pointsQuite lovely pretty sure it would be excellent for another 15 years, strong fruit good ballance give it 2+ hour or air and enjoy the ride. |
Red |
2015 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Ruby Barrel SelectionYountville more |
7/14/2023 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 97 pointsRidiculously smooth after a few hours decant. Great wine. A steal at the secondary market price! |
Red |
2015 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Alluvial SelectionYountville more |
7/7/2023 - Plush05 Likes this wine: 93 pointsThe fruit notes are predominant in a good way. Acid balances it out without being excessively dominant. Don’t think that is one to hold for another decade. It’s in a good place now for a good while. Exceeded my expectations. |
Red |
2016 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Alluvial SelectionYountville more |
7/3/2023 - Gen NY Likes this wine: 91 pointsTasted alongside 2012 Pillar Rock, Stags Leap. This Gemstone took a long time to open. At 4 hours, the Pinnacle Rock was wide open and putting on a show while the Gemstone was still shy and closed down. On the second night, it started to open and the fruit really came forward. There is rich concentrated blackberry and currant complemented with oak, earth, mint and some tar/creosote. This needs time to come together and it will be 2 or 3 points higher when it does. |
Red |
2017 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon Heritage SelectionYountville more |
6/18/2023 - Davimorrmd Likes this wine: 93 points4h decant.well balanced and still with some years to go in the bottle. Like this year alluvial slightly better during the same month of drinking. |
Red |
2003 Gemstone GYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/28/2023 - uncle fester Likes this wine: 95 pointsA friend brought a bottle to dinner last night. Superb upon opening and still delightful by the time we moved on to a 2011 Col Solare an hour later. |
Red |
2014 Gemstone Estate RedYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/15/2023 - Dine&Vine wrote: 93 pointsAgreed, tasting younger than 9 years. Fruit still in the foreground but developing nicely. Give 30 minutes to open up before pouring. Big California cab, but not overly sweet. |
Red |
2009 Gemstone Estate RedYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/4/2023 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 92 pointsSolid rounded by sly developed Napa red wine. Mild tannins and dark blue fruit. Decanted but could have waited an hour. Celebrated a friend moving back to Napa. Long romantic finish |
Red |
2019 Gemstone Cabernet Sauvignon FacetsNapa Valley more |
3/28/2023 - VinTypo wrote: NRDelicious Napa Cab |
Red |
2005 Gemstone GYountville Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/15/2023 - MDDW wrote: 96 pointsNose of dark berries, on the palate dark chocolate and a lingering earthy nuance that was sublime. |
Red |
2008 Gemstone Cabernet SauvignonYountville more |
12/8/2022 - HDW55 Likes this wine: 93 pointsStill Holding up nicely. Nice violet purple color with no real evidence of aged color. Violets and Leather nose as well as on the palate. Medium finish. Tannins light but still present. Drinking nice right now. |