3/24/2016 - Mossrose wrote:

Water clear, squarely in the bright, refreshing, and easily enjoyable style of Sauvignon Blanc. Very cleansing and lively in the mouth, centered on the bright acidity edged with lemon and lime fruit, without any flavors of oak, grapefruit, grass, or gooseberry.

11/7/2018 - Mossrose wrote:

Had no idea that Casey Flat Ranch made a wine from a vineyard 2,000 feet high on a mountain overlooking Copay Valley. A serious wine, with a very rare blend of 39% Syrah, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 11% Mourvedre, which is an intriguing blend of Rhone and Bordeaux grapes. Opaque black with an inch pour, with inviting aromas of blackberry, black currant, black cherry, and blueberry. Has all the stuffing needed to be ageworthy: concentration, delicious fruit, and finely structured by refreshing acidity and grippy tannin. Ends with a mouth coating near everlasting finish. Overall, at the $10 a bottle that we paid, a magnificent high altitude best buy.

9/27/2016 - Mossrose wrote:

A big red wine, made from grapes from high altitude vineyards in Capay Valley, where the main blend is Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. The texture is very caressing and lush, chiefly from what California Syrah achieves in contrast to Australian Syrah, that tends to be the muscular and grippy part of the blend. Overall, a big, delicious, fruity, and powerful blend that finishes dry.

1/21/2023 - seg424 wrote:

OMG. Enjoying a glass of this after a disappointing glass of Ty Caton. This is what CA cab sauv is about . I have one more bottle which will be getting personal with a filet grilled in bacon fat.

1/18/2023 - tdoane78 Likes this wine:

Last bottle purchase, good QPR for a fruit forward Cab that is well integrated. Paired well with a garlic/thyme infused ribeye.

8/27/2022 - WineJunkieWest Likes this wine:

Decanted for 90 minutes. Long legs, some minor residue in the glass, dark purple, nose of red and black fruits, some soft oak notes. I wasn't anticipating this to be an excellent bottle but was happily surprised by how good it was. Well-integrated tannins, soft oak. blackberry and plum. Very nicely balanced and drinking well right now. Perfect with an artisan wood fired pizza, grilled onions. potato, chorizo and smoked mozzarella. Wish I had more than one bottle.

5/7/2022 - Swajln Likes this wine:

The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry. It tastes like black currant (cassis) and pear. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

10/6/2021 - DragonflyCellar Likes this wine:

Really impressed with how well this has aged. This is the 4th opening of this vintage and it is by far the best. Prior acidity and tannins have really matured and now we have the Northern Cali terroir front and center. Strong black fruit mid pallet and the syrah doesn't let you down with a peppery finish. The cab components don't disappoint with a long and still robustly tannic finish.

2/7/2021 - YuriyG wrote:

This did mellow down and became much more of a reasonable wine pairing after 4 days but man, way too much sweet and way too much fruit... not enough else. Didn't really work well with steak sadly and was mostly better with heavy food. Not great QPR, but it certainly isn't out of gas yet. Maybe just not my style.

5/25/2020 - JFW Likes this wine:

Inky. Lots of scrub brush and herbaceous stuff happening here. Great depth. Some eucalyptus, too. Good birthday wine with some slow and low ribs.

5/21/2020 - btommerup Likes this wine:

Ready to drink now, very fruity up front, Syrah grape really powers through. Not sure how long I’ll hold onto my last bottle!

5/8/2020 - Bowmanifesto wrote:

My last bottle. Every year from my first in 2016, this wine improved in flavor and texture. Now fully outstanding. Thanks, Casey!

11/18/2019 - R2-D2 wrote:

WSET Level 3; 11/3/2019-2/3/2020 (San Diego, CA): Bottle was tasted during WSET3 Class. Wine must have been oxidized during barrel aging and has now developed unwanted funky earth, sour fruit, nutty caramel aromas and flavors. Not sure if that was the winemaking intent (with a Sauv Blanc???) or mistakenly not topping of barrels during the maturation process.

11/17/2019 - gmat5497 Likes this wine:

Unique.

5/6/2019 - ChopperWine wrote:

Arrivederci. It was so sad to see this last bottle go. It was even an improved bottle over the last.

4/29/2019 - Bowmanifesto wrote:

Another year in the cellar; another point of improvement. fThe Flat now reaches an even more outstanding level of lusciousness.

4/7/2019 - gmat5497 wrote:

Rather thin. Just okay.

4/3/2019 - Wineson Likes this wine:

Good on first night. Over on the second night. Score reflects first night

9/30/2018 - grover91 Does not like this wine:

Disappointing for a CFR. Thin and uninteresting.

9/30/2018 - grover91 Does not like this wine:

Disappointing for a CFR. Thin and uninteresting.

10/28/2018 - Jeffmeyers14 wrote:

Delicious. Complex and fruit forward

8/19/2018 - nickgorski wrote:

45m decant. Now in the beginning of its drinking window. Red fruit, plenty of ‘13 tannins, taut but open.

7/3/2018 - nickgorski Likes this wine:

Brambly nose, berries, meat, smooth fruit in the mouth. Well rounded and fun syrah blend. Drink now.

6/30/2018 - Bobc7had wrote:

Really enjoyed this more than I thought.
fully integrated fruit and tannins. time to drink is now

10/26/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

As with previous, a very enjoyable wine. For how much I enjoy it, the sub-$10 price point makes this among the best QPRs I've ever had.

5/12/2018 - Cohn Man Likes this wine:

Not getting better with age. Drink now.

4/10/2018 - Bowmanifesto wrote:

This past year of cellaring has been good for Casey Flat! Everything has come together wonderfully to create a rich, rounded, blended red from Central California. Excellent on night one, it became even more multi-layered on night two. So wonderful, in fact, that I opened another bottle on night three, to see if the previous was just a lucky outlier. Much to my delight, more of the mature beauty emerged for nights three and four as well. Given how well its aging, I'm going to let my remaining two bottles slumber for the rest of this year.

3/2/2018 - ChopperWine Likes this wine:

Still really enjoy this wine. Still a tad heavy on the alcohol on the nose, but a little time helped that dissipate quickly enough. Rich, velvety wine with nice tannins and a smooth finish.

9/10/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Still going strong. Black and red fruit, cinnamon/nutmeg. Great value.

8/19/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

A bit closed upon first open, better second day. Otherwise consistent with previous.

8/4/2017 - nickgorski wrote:

A year after the last bottle, still hasn't opened up. Longish decant. Brambly nose. Tight tannins, a wee bit of dark fruit, uneven woody finish. Was hoping that this would start to improve with time but may be less integrated now than it was previously. Will wait a while for the next bottle but I don't have high hopes. Better alone than with food.

7/3/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Another one bites the dust, days after the previous. I guess I kinda like it.

6/27/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Heh-heh... guess I'm fairly guzzling this now. No guilt at this price. Really quite good.

6/19/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

See previous note. Nothing to add, drinking nicely.

6/5/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

My favorite $10 bottle. Guilt-free mid-week quaffer.

5/23/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Blackberry, plum, cacao. Sweet oak.

5/12/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Really great midweek wine. Superb QPR at Last Bottle's price.

4/17/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Very enjoyable. The oak and tannins are a bit too exuberant, but not so disjointed that the wine suffers too much from it.

4/13/2017 - Quarked wrote:

Enjoyable Napa blend. Mourvedre dominated the nose, but the cabernet and syrah provided most of the flavor. And compared to some (many) Aussie cab-syrah blends I've had, where the flavors don't really seem to work together very well, this was right on target.

3/16/2017 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Perfect weekday wine. Not particularly complex, but no obvious flaws and is most enjoyable.

3/9/2017 - Apandaleon Likes this wine:

Very earthy with deep blue fruit. Needs food.

5/26/2016 - Leomania Likes this wine:

Nice mix of black/red fruit, good acidity, somewhat drying tannins. No complaints for an easy-on-the-budget wine.

2/25/2017 - jconig Likes this wine:

Outstanding for the price

1/28/2017 - RDHudak wrote:

Nose of dark, earthy fruit. P: More dark fruit, but with minimal complexity. I thought this might have needed more time, but it wasn't any better on day 2. F: Short and lacking in complexity. 87-88

1/27/2017 - McMalbec Likes this wine:

Unfortunately,popped and poured out of the refrig: big red currant/tart cherry nose: dark fruit on the palate, alcohol noticeable on the finish. Paired nicely with turkey and sundried tomato wraps an a a tuna fish salad on a Leftovers" supper. Will revisit this wine again and serve it under better conditions.

1/13/2017 - mike.s Likes this wine:

High alcohol based on both the nose and the palate. Inky purple. Red berry fruit nose or maybe a little prunes? A bit overpowering alcohol on the nose but acid balances it out. Legs seriously lasting over one minute. Almost like a fortified wine. Young? Recommended for QPR with the right meal (mild spiced Lamb indian food in this case).

1/11/2017 - sbiller1 Likes this wine:

Great blend. QPR @ $18.90 on WTSO was excellent. Smooth.

12/23/2016 - jhanne8 Likes this wine:

Has to be the best $19 bottle I've had. Can't believe this winery went out of business. An oakey crowd pleaser.

12/12/2016 - sellerscellar Likes this wine:

Pretty one-dimensional right now. You can tell there are some great elements to this wine and it has the potential to develop over the next 2-3 years. Probably not a long-term ager. Has the potential to gain another 1-2 points on the score.

11/28/2016 - Surinam Likes this wine:

Surprisingly good for the price. Not the fruit bomb I was expecting.