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2013 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon One & Only

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4/21/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: 93 points

Opened at home with Sean and Heather at home with Ribeye Steak. The wine was excellent it had wonderful balance of tannins and acid.

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2015 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley more

4/23/2024 - Robwild Likes this wine: 91 points

Full bodied. Garnett color. medium tannin with good structure. Dark fruits with vanilla, oak and cassis.

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2002 Neal Family Vineyards Petite Syrah Fifteen-Forty

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4/19/2024 - AllRed wrote: 93 points

Friday Group Brown Bag Tasting (EBCC): Blind. Dark color. Notes of blackberry, raw beef, mont and chocolate. Full-bodied. Flavors of blackberry and chocolate with a lingering finish. Still has some tannin to integrate as well. Drinking much younger than I would have guessed. This had been double decanted about three hours before the flight was poured.

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2016 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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4/20/2024 - Sbuchholz Likes this wine: 94 points

Berries, cocoa, and earth to the nose.
First impressions on taste were of a full bodied, soft palate of berries, leather and a hint of chocolate. Very long finish. This one is tasting great now and I bet it would be as good 5-10 years from now.
A great wine!

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2018 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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4/12/2024 - davidandrose Likes this wine: NR

After one hour in the decanter, the nose is very fragrant; all sorts of flowers, white pepper, and freshly hewn wood. Still very dark and tight across the palate, which is dominated by tar And take grand tannins that don't rest as heavy as one might expect from Howell Mountain this young in the wines life.

Certainly hope this opens up as the evening wears off; based on today, This needs several more hours or years.

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2017 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Dust

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4/6/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: 94 points

Opened at Home with Steak. It is def a lighter Napa Cab. The fruit was excellent. It was bright a bit acidic with cherry and cola with a hint of mocha and cedar.

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2018 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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4/6/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: 93 points

The wine was still young. It had wonderful flavors and big tannin structure. There was some red fruit of dried cranberry and cherry. As well as cigar box and dark chocolate. There is some earthiness

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2013 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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4/6/2024 - PMJak11 Likes this wine: 95 points

This was great! Reminded me of all those great Bordeaux’s we had while in London. 1hr+ decant. Purple color with maroon tones. Dominated by cedar on the nose and palate. Medium plus depth and finish, which had some olives/CDP on it. Well integrated tannins with a nice sweetness.

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2021 Neal Family Vineyards Vermentino Rutherford Dust

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4/4/2024 - spectrumphoto Likes this wine: 94 points

Was a great Easter addition, especially for the lovers of Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc, as the Vermentino has similar characteristics. Fresh and fun, bright stone fruit and great roundness overall.

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2014 Neal Family Vineyards Petite Syrah Rutherford Dust

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3/31/2024 - Lawino7 wrote: 93 points

Deep garnet color. Full bodied, robust yet gentle nose of pepper, berries. Lusiouness on the palate. Enjoy!

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2015 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/29/2024 - KAKneale Likes this wine: 93 points

Excellent!

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2021 Neal Family Vineyards Zinfandel Rutherford Dust

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3/24/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: NR

Opened at home it was nice. The tannins were muted and the fruit lacked a bright flavor.

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2021 Neal Family Vineyards Blanc de Blanc One & Only

Anderson Valley Chardonnay more

3/22/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: 92 points

Took to Birchrunville with Chuck and Heather. It has wonderful mouthfeel. It is high acid wiht green apple, pear, and minerality

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2018 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/16/2024 - danscellar wrote: 92 points

Big, Dark, and Young Let it breathe

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2016 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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3/15/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: NR

Opened at home. The wine had bright red fruit on the nose with some slight earthy notes and sweet tobacco on the pallet. It was soft and had mild tenants for 2016 I was surprised at the lack of depth and lack of darkness from the fruit, but overall quality product that probably can still sit For a few more years

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2018 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley more

3/13/2024 - fisk15 wrote: 92 points

Best showing yet, dark fruited with wonderful balance between tannin and fruit. I think this is in the early drinking window now.

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2017 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/8/2024 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 90 points

From 500ml, love this format! Right out of the bottle I caught a little port like funk on the nose so I decanted; while it remained after 90 mins it had blown off after 3 hrs (or my nose was shot at that point.)

Charcoal, tar, old barrel. Last bottle and while its fine im not in love.

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2015 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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3/6/2024 - bhouk wrote: NR

Textbook Napa Cab, very classically styled, with interplay between black currant and bell pepper; amped up with maybe a little more alcohol than fits a classic description. I appreciate the sensibility here — nothing’s overdone or over-stylized. It’s fair and honest.

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2005 Neal Family Vineyards Zinfandel Napa Valley

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2/16/2024 - JoeDwine Likes this wine: 89 points

With Sausage Rigatoni….
Similar to previous note but a little more subdued. Flavors melded together more nothing standsout out.
Just enough acidity for food. Nice

2nd 375ml poured off at opening(72 hours later)
Light funk on nose and light sweetness, cherry pit, refined dark raspberries, more focused, touch of prunes.
Surprising! Move it up to 90 points

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2019 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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2/2/2024 - asteff Likes this wine: 93 points

Another delicious bottle. Has room to run but open and tasty now. Fairly elegant for the site.

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2003 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Fifteen-Forty

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1/17/2024 - Grape_ape Likes this wine: 94 points

As noted in other notes, cork is indeed fragile... came out in pieces and crumbled, had to decant through a screen. Wine quality unaffected.

This was killer, great nose of red and dark fruit, tobacco, leather. Blackberry, cassis along with bordeaux-esque notes of pencil shavings, and tobacco. Surprising still pretty tannic. This was delicious, and while no reason not to drink now, I think this will hold for quite a bit as well.

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2016 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Estate

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1/12/2024 - AGELVIS wrote: 89 points

Two hour decant. Very deep magenta color. Red licorice, fresh raspberry, chestnut, and subtle maple syrup. Dry palate. Very soft tannins on the medium finish.

This has a nice nose, but the back end is surprisingly weak. Shared with some friends and opinions were all over the place.

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2005 Neal Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Wykoff

Rutherford more

1/7/2024 - nick&nora Likes this wine: NR

Another great wine from Mark and family. As is common in our experience with some of the Neals from this era, the cork, which appeared intact, crumbled as it was extracted. No harm done to the juice, though: very solid.

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2014 Neal Family Vineyards Petite Syrah Rutherford Dust

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1/10/2024 - dalemosier Likes this wine: 93 points

I think it is at its peak - It has mellowed nicely and much soother than one might expect from a PS

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2014 Neal Family Vineyards Petite Syrah Rutherford Dust

Petite Sirah more

12/28/2023 - danscellar wrote: 92 points

Very Nice! Dark, inky and bold. Nice nose with smooth tannin.

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