| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
1997 Peju Province Winery Cabernet Franc ReserveRutherford more |
7/2/2023 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 90 pointsFor a 25 year old Napa valley wine this was amazing! Poured through a strainer, decanted, & enjoyed over the next hour or so with a steak with garlic, butter, chimichurri sauce & salad. Fruit & oak were well integrated. Well rounded aged cab sauvignon like. Hints of port toward the end, but amazing given the age. Stored in a 55 degree cellar since purchase |
| Red |
2019 Domaine Curry Gentleman's CutNapa Valley Red Blend more |
1/1/2023 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 92 pointsThis was included in a wine club allocation from our local wine store. |
| White |
2003 Marcel Deiss Gewurztraminer BergheimAlsace Gewürztraminer more |
8/29/2022 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 93 pointsDelicious. |
| Red |
2008 Aurelio Settimo Barolo Rocche dell'AnnunziataNebbiolo more |
8/26/2022 - Wine&GardenLover wrote: 85 pointsDistinct prune notes. Stored well (~56 F) Unfortunately we still have 2 more. |
| Red |
2018 Collemattoni Rosso di MontalcinoSangiovese more |
8/2/2022 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 92 pointsHad in a restaurant tonight. Good acid and structure, well balanced. Smooth easy drinker, very soft and approachable, not overly tannic. Did not decant. Drank slowly over an hour and a half and it stayed great throughout. Probably would have lasted quite a bit longer but we’ll never know because we finished it with the last course! |
| Red |
2018 Shiloh Road Cabernet SauvignonSonoma County more |
10/6/2021 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 90 pointsWas very young and acid forward so decanted an hour before the meal. Very little fruit on the nose at this stage but improved after decanting. Paired well with bbq tri-tip. |
| Red |
2017 Vineyard View Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
10/6/2021 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 88 pointsLots of blackberry and cassis, but also moderate alcohol. So fruit forward it seemed almost zin-like. Made for drinking now. |
| Red |
1995 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli VineyardRutherford more |
10/2/2021 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 94 pointsWasn’t sure what to expect from this since morisolis aren’t really known for aging. The the cork was in great shape which was a great sign. I decided to decant because sattui doesn’t typically filter. The wine was inky with black fruit notes during decanting with a bit of sediment toward the end. |
| Red |
2003 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli VineyardRutherford more |
9/29/2021 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 93 pointsEven though this was theoretically 10 years past its prime this bottle was still very good. The cork was tight and firm. We decanted because the wine has tons of sediment. While decanting the color was black and inky. We drank this bottle over the course of a couple of hours and it held up throughout. |
| Red |
1997 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli VineyardRutherford more |
9/29/2021 - Wine&GardenLover wrote: NRCompletly dead. Very soft cork. Had acid but was thin and brown with no tannins or fruit at all. |
| Red |
2005 Château Léoville PoyferréSt. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/18/2020 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 94 points3rd wine of the night. Delicious, with the traditional Bordeaux funk that I love. Floral notes on the nose. Roses? Dark red fruit & coffee notes on the palate. Very balanced still. One glass was accidentally left out overnight and, while not up to the prior night, wasn’t vinegar as many go. Has at least another 10 years+. Will wait at least 5 years to open our remaining bottle. |
| Red |
2005 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Private ReserveNapa Valley more |
6/18/2020 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 91 pointsThe 2nd of 3 bottles opened for dinner. The others were also 2005:1) Beringer Marston Vineyard (Spring Mtn), & 3) Leoville Poyferre. Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2005 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Marston VineyardSpring Mountain District more |
6/18/2020 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 92 pointsOne of 3 bottles opened for dinner. Should have given it at least an hour or so to open up. Delicious with sous-vide rib-eye & salad. Muted but still delicious dark fruit. Balanced. Long finish. |
| Red |
2008 Spring Mountain Vineyard ElivetteSpring Mountain District Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/19/2020 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 98 pointsThis Elivette is simply awesome. A full bordeaux blend, its fruit forward, rich, inky and unctuous with hints of black fruit, roses, spice, cassis, coffee. |
| Red |
2006 Château Pontet-CanetPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/15/2020 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 92 pointsBeautiful nose on opening but not so much in glass. Decanted, little to no sediment. Somewhat weak tannins, acid forward on the palate. Expected more given reputation. 2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2006 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici RiservaTaurasi DOCG Aglianico more |
1/16/2020 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 95 pointsVery dark in color. Amazing nose of dark fruit & floral (violets?). Could have smelled this all night it was so wonderful. |
| White |
2016 Grgich Hills Sauvignon Blanc Miljenko's Selection Napa Valley Essencemore |
12/29/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 92 pointsOpened this at cellar temperature as a counterpoint to an older oaked Chardonnay. Tons of fruit on the nose, apricot and citrus with great acid and body on the palate. Was wonderfully refreshing as a palate cleanser after the Chardonnay, and stood up very well to the Chorizo, cheese and pate appetizers. Tried a bit that was left over after 24 hours open and it was still fantastic with tons of grapefruit and lemon notes on the palate. This wine doesn't seem meant for aging but seeing how it stood up after 24 hours of air this seems to be a truly great sauv blanc. |
| White |
2006 Beringer Vineyards Chardonnay Private ReserveNapa Valley more |
12/29/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 94 pointsFrom magnum. Medium gold color. Floral nose. Well integrated oak without oakey/buttery character. Hints of vanilla on the palate with some fruit still present. Went extremely well with the Spanish chorizo, pate, & cheese appetizers. Lovely bottle, wish we had more. |
| Red |
1999 Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valleymore |
12/29/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 93 pointsFrom magnum. Opened 2 hours before dinner & re-corked. Well integrated tannins, very soft on the palate. Leather, chocolate, & cherry notes. Lovely aged wine. Excellent with the prime rib. Our taste runs more toward Bordeaux/Barolo than California Cab; because of this we don't generally drink a lot of Silver Oak but this is honestly the finest bottle of Silver Oak we've ever had. |
| Red |
2004 Lamborn Family Vineyards Zinfandel Echo VintageHowell Mountain more |
12/15/2019 - Wine&GardenLover wrote: 95 points15 yr old zin from 3L bottle. Fantastic fruit, still very young. Continued to evolve throughout the evening - it just kept getting better! |
| Red |
2005 Arnaldo-Caprai Montefalco Sagrantino Collepianomore |
12/15/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 94 pointsHuge, chewy inky wine. Drinking range was said to be through 2020, but this is still a baby! |
| Red |
2005 Lamborn Family Vineyards Zinfandel "Vintage"Howell Mountain more |
11/28/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 94 pointsSelected this 3L engraved bottle of Lamborn Family Zin for our Thanksgiving family gathering and it did not disappoint! The wine was still relatively young with great body and dark fruit, with no trace of that overbearing typical overripe “California zin” character. This was a mature zin with spice and polished character. Very happy with this bottle! Hope that the bottle of 2004 that’s still in cellar shows as well. |
| Red |
1994 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli VineyardRutherford more |
12/3/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 93 points25 years old, dark fruit on the nose when opened. Dark color, hints of brown but not too much considering the age. Still some fruit on the palate, a bit of prune but not too much. Balance leans more to acid, no tannin to speak of. Showing remarkably well for its age but definitely past its prime. |
| Red |
2012 Robert Keenan Winery Zinfandel RESERVE - "Nod to History" Spring Mountain Districtmore |
11/23/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: NRTried at the winery (nov 2019) and is fairly closed after only a couple hours in decanter. Can be coaxed into opening up a bit with coating the glass. Unctuous mouth feel, beautiful nose, hints of earth, tobacco and red fruit. Needs appx 5 hours in decanter to open up. |
| Red |
1996 V. Sattui Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli VineyardRutherford more |
10/14/2019 - Wine&GardenLover Likes this wine: 90 pointsDecided to try one of our old Sattuies, the 96 Morisoli cab. This was a glorious fruity full bodied cab back when we acquired these. |
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