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| Community Tasting Notes (average 95.3 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 44 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 3/14/2024 & rated 92 points: Not the best btl we have had. Still a rock star and with lamb chops even better. (288 views) | | | Tasted by capacious on 10/19/2023 & rated 94 points: Amazingly too young, or needed a longer decant. This can be even better with more time. A quintessential super level Napa cab, from a beautiful home north in the valley. Everything there you could hope for, and it should get better and better for many years (595 views) | | | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 8/25/2023 & rated 97 points: Decanted for approximately 2 and a half hours. A demure nose of red and black fruit, florals and perfume. Well balanced with lively red and black fruit, mushrooms, and hints of mint on the palate. Went great with grilled/pan seared fillets. Bryant never fails to please. Drink this wine whenever you can. Drink or hold. (659 views) | | | Tasted by wineholder on 7/6/2023 & rated 98 points: been a while since I have had one of these puppies outrageous (884 views) | | | Tasted by Barsacpinci on 6/25/2023: Cherries balance oak forest floor wonderful wine. (788 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 5/9/2023 & rated 95 points: Short 30 min decant. Wow. I marvel at the changes in the glass. Bright fruit, awesome palate feel. Long lingering finish. A touch of sweetness after swirling in the glass an hour later. BUY, HOL or drink for pleasure. (924 views) | | | Tasted by Mortgage92 on 12/31/2022 & rated 96 points: Smooth, mellow, but bold. Yep, that about explains the black cassis and black fruit flavors with a slight minerality. Long lasting finish with long legs on the glass. I love Bryant wines (including Bettina). Their wines are always so perfectly balanced and age beautifully. Paired this wine with char grilled prime steaks....the perfect meal and match. (950 views) | | | Tasted by wino tech on 11/24/2022: Thanksgiving 2022 (795 views) | | | Tasted by D'Yquembe Mutumbo on 10/5/2022 & rated 97 points: What an absolute pleasure, this is definitely one of the best Napa Cabs that I have had. Lovely, rich, concentrated beauty with layers of red and blue fruits wrapped around a delicious mineral backbone. The kind of wine that makes going back to drinking regular wines that much harder. (881 views) | | | Tasted by wineholder on 8/31/2022 & rated 97 points: In a word wow! (946 views) | | | Tasted by T.O.Wineaux on 4/6/2022 & rated 98 points: It's been a little over 7 years since I opened a bottle of the Bryant and it was well worth the wait. Just an absolutely elegant wine that has matured to a great place over the years.
The nose is filled with tobacco, olive tapenade, and blue/black fruits. The palate is dense without being overpowering...I despise using the cliche but it fits, the wine is an "iron fist in a velvet glove". A smooth mouthfeel, fully integrated tannins, and a finish that goes on and on. Not a wine built on sheer power but one that just oozes finesse. Fantabulous! (1309 views) | | | Tasted by jlgnml on 1/8/2022 & rated 97 points: Decanted for an hour. Voluptuous from the get go. Served with strip steak and the palate feel was delightful. This winery is a fav of my 89 yr old dad and the fruit lingered on in the glass forever. What a treat. Hold, buy, drink. (1297 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 12/2/2021 & rated 96 points: Decanted over cocktails. This has aged beautifully with dense black fruit, depth of flavor, earth, acid and supple tannins. I do think most of these super-premium Napa cult cabs are best when they are young and showing off the incredible fruit, but it certainly has many years ahead. (1480 views) | | | Tasted by msuwine on 9/12/2021 & rated 95 points: This elegant and layered Cabernet is drinking beautifully right now, with an ethereal quality that is impressive for mountain fruit done in a modern style. Garnet in color and medium in body, the wine offers incredible aromas of blackberry, fresh leather, peppercorn, and bay leaf. Flavors of black cherry, graphite, sage, and tapenade, with a lifted and elegant finish. 14.8% alcohol. Decant at least two hours, and watch the sediment, of which there is plenty. Made by Ross Wallace. Drink in next few years.
I tasted this on the same night as a 2010 Ovid, another winery in that expensive neighborhood that is Pritchard Hill. To my surprise, I preferred the Ovid, which came across as more full, plush, and ripe. The Bryant had more precision and elegance than the Bryant, but sometimes you (or, um, I) like to turn the radio up to hear that sweet sound. The Bryant is more settled, while the Ovid is still sorting things out. Far better than it was earlier this year (3/21 - 94 points), the Ovid more than held its own against a wine that costs twice as much - no small feat in any neighborhood. (2829 views) | | | Tasted by tcosgriff on 9/16/2020 & rated 95 points: Garnet color with a bouquet and flavor of black cassis, blackberries, and cocoa. Very good depth and balance with a long finish. Not quite as good as the 2009, but still a wonderful wine and a wow. Bryant family has joined a host of other wineries that have priced their wines too high, even considering how very good they are. You can find wines at the same level that are cheaper, and why wouldn't you? (2144 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 12/7/2018 & rated 95 points: Taste at Hampton Social from private party.
Gorgeous cassis, herbs, cocoa nibs and violets. Touches of toasty oak but so well integrated.
Great mid palate and along balanced finish. Very complex sporting more dark chocolate covered cherries, toasted wood and some dark brown sugar.
Absolutely stunning wine. Still going strong obviously. (3957 views) | | | Tasted by JJB007 on 9/8/2018 & rated 100 points: After a 10 month break from my write ups - I'm back!!!
What a way to start - my best buddy and me knew it was going to be good but neither or us realized just how good - it was what I would call perfect - its going to be hard to appreciate any other from now on. (3441 views) | | | Tasted by dclaggett on 5/31/2018 & rated 94 points: 2nd best wotn for me behind 09 Bond. Dark crimson/burgundy. Fine grained tannins. Med plus mouthfeel. Cult cab, great dark red and black fruit, extremely well made, powerful style, but retains some earthy character and avoids the closing sweetness of so many other Cali wines. Almost monolithic in profile now - needs half a day in decanter to appreciate. Will live for 20 more years. Predict slightly higher score in 10 years. This one needs patience. (3344 views) | | | Tasted by VDLT Wine on 5/19/2017: Kicking off the weekend (Sojourn Restaurant UES): I'm sure an argument will be made that this was too young and closed. But, I found none of the redeeming qualities reflected by most of the prior TN's bearing big scores. It was a hot, alcoholic mess. The tannins were not fierce but they were unpleasant. My experience with younger Napa Cabernet is limited but I've tasted enough young and shut down wines to be able to discern quality. I don't see it here. Possible that some score the label/pricetag instead of the wine? (4468 views) | | | Tasted by fournet on 2/28/2017 & rated 96 points: Unbelievable nose. Still very young but drinking nicely. Tannins integrated. A great wine. (3729 views) | | | Tasted by Wineson on 3/19/2016 & rated 94 points: WOTN (3469 views) | | | Tasted by Dskilbred on 12/31/2014 & rated 95 points: Simply stunning!!! (5186 views) | | | Tasted by drsdawkins on 12/21/2014 & rated 94 points: Arnika enjoyed with cheese and chicken salad. The vanilla nose is too strong for me. After the nose, it is good. (4018 views) | | | Tasted by T.O.Wineaux on 11/23/2014 & rated 96 points: Dinner out with friends at Mastros Ocean Club in Malibu featuring 07 Ornellaia, 01 Mondavi Reserve, and 10 Bryant. Bryant WOTN featuring dark fruits, spice, and a hint of cocoa on the nose. An elegant plush mouthfeel with smooth, well integrated tannins. All voted the Bryant a cut above! Excellent! (3531 views) | | | Tasted by Dnathanson on 10/17/2014 & rated 96 points: Hold for at least 2-3 years. Opened up beautifully after three hours but will evolve even better in the bottle over the next decade. (3364 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Vintage Retrospective: The 2010 Napa Valley Cabernets (May 2020) (5/1/2020)
(Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Bryant’s Cabernet Sauvignon: 1994-2014 (May 2017) (5/17/2017)
(Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Terroir Matters - Updated (Nov 2013)
(Bryant Bryant Family Vineyard Pritchard Hill) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2013, IWC Issue #168
(Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012)
(Bryant Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2012, IWC Issue #162
(Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, New Releases from Napa Valley (Dec 2011)
(Bryant Cabernet Sauvignon Pritchard Hill) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Bryant Family Vineyard Producer website2010 Bryant Family Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonWinemaker, Todd Alexander’s Tasting Notes:
The 2010 Bryant Family Vineyard expresses aromatics of incense, red and blue fruits, jasmine, soil, camphor, graphite, dried herbs, toffee and smoke. It has a supple and elegant plush texture with fine, round, mouth-filling tannins. Lively acidity adds tension and keeps the wine focused, carrying it through a long, clean finish. This is a seamless, complete and balanced wine that should age elegantly and reward patience in years to come. If you simply can’t wait, I would advise a 20-minute decant prior to enjoying.
Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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