| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2005 Abreu ThorevilosNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/3/2022 - napajournal Likes this wine: 98 pointsWatermelon Jolly Rancher nose. |
| White - Sparkling |
1996 Krug Champagne Vintage BrutChampagne Blend more |
10/19/2022 - napajournal Likes this wine: 97 pointsI’m a Napa Cab guy who recently had a mind-blowing experience with a 1971 Dom Oenotheque. That one bottle triggered a bubbly adventure to scout and sample a variety of exciting champagne bottles. While still in the early stages of my champagne journey, this 1996 Krug Brut was a fun one to drink today. Golden honey color and butterscotch candy nose with graceful bubbles and impressive poise for its age. I can understand how this is over the hill for some; not for me. Gorgeous, lengthy and on the mark. Drank a little for lunch with Halibut and a little for dinner with a chicken sandwich. Mmm, mmm, mmm. Cheers! |
| Red |
2001 Abreu Madrona RanchNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/18/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 99 pointsThis 20-year-old Madrona Ranch is special! Serious blue graphite with a seductive, leathery grip. Brad Grimes’ sophomore vintage. Definitely no slump. |
| Red |
2012 Abreu CappellaNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
12/10/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 98 pointsI can sniff this sucker all night long. The nose is enormous with a fun mix of mint chocolate chip and even a dollop of vanilla ice cream on graham crackers. Mesmerizing smells! The cool nose is an interesting contrast to the warm palate. Perfect body with a beautiful balance between silky smooth and grippy texture. Just enough of both. I only decanted 90 minutes so there is a bit of a campfire in my mouth—plenty of heat to burn—plus tart cherries, cocoa and graphite with a mouthwatering finish. Chef’s kiss! |
| Red |
2018 Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon La Voleuse Du Chagrin Geeslin VineyardCalistoga more |
12/10/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 98 pointsOMG chalky red magic! An absolutely stunning pop-and-pour performance. Fresh, floral, balanced, BDX-style and shockingly generous with its flavors straight out of the bottle. Kudos to the Kinsmans! 5 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (2) |
| Red |
2012 Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Dr. Crane VineyardSt. Helena more |
10/17/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 99 points2012 Realm Dr. Crane. Eloquent, expressive blue and blackberry with bitter chocolate, coffee, pipe tobacco, a little cedar and the ideal body. Killer wine after 4 hours of air. |
| Red |
2013 MacDonald Cabernet SauvignonOakville more |
10/17/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 100 pointsHoly blackberry, Batman! I’ve had the privilege of tasting every MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon since its first commercial release in 2010 and the 2013s, 16s and 18s are absolute showstoppers. This 2013 is voluptuous and feels like your favorite winter scarf. It warmly wraps the tongue with a comforting texture. The powerful yet graceful wine provides the signature tastes of the MacDonald family’s cherished To-Kalon Creek area with violets, graphite, river rocks and ripe black and blue fruit. Serious energy and complexity with decades of excellent tasting experiences ahead. We drank this wine after 8 hours of air and it earned wine-of-the-night praises against an all-star line-up. |
| Red |
2015 Colgin IX EstateNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/17/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 99 pointsIntensely dark with seductive aromas of ripe red huckleberry, black cherry and a hint of milk chocolate with almonds. An impressive palate performance begins with a silky smooth tap dance followed by a rapidly escalating texture that envelopes the tongue. Notes of pepper and clay develop and evolve into a powerful fireworks finish. The dark, ripe wine masterfully represents Colgin’s IX Estate, its only eastern valley vineyard located in the volcanic region of Pritchard Hill (1100 to 1400 feet elevation) with well-drained reddish clays and weathered igneous rocks. An absolute delight to enjoy after 3-6 hours of air. |
| Red |
2002 Abreu ThorevilosNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
10/16/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 97 pointsWow! Red rock! Incredibly balanced and still brings the heat after 20 years. Black and red fruit with superb balance, a little green olive and a fantastic finish. Showing some age, but our group guessed 2007-2009. |
| Red |
2013 Fairchild Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Stones No. 1 Beckstoffer Las Piedras VineyardSt. Helena more |
9/24/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 97 pointsI’m a pepper, he’s a pepper, she’s a pepper. This epic wine instantly gave me Dr. Pepper flashbacks. Serious red and blue density with a spicy finish that I would have liked to last a tad longer. The expressive nose flourished after 3 hours of air and several sips. A stocky fire pit wine with notes of smoky embers and a slight S’mores thing going on. Heavy whole-milk weight class makes this an ideal meal replacement wine. Past bottles of this wine and vintage have been easy 98 to 100 pointers. This one was 97. But it was climbing and I am confident it could have gone higher with more air. |
| Red |
2015 Hundred Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli MorganNapa Valley more |
6/25/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 99 pointsLove at first sip and an amazing bouquet of flavors! I get smoke, pistachio and chocolate-covered cherries on the nose. Ruby color and light body. Ripe red berries with an instant splash of salinity on the mid palate that lingers with sharp tannins for tens of seconds. An absolute mouthful of dark chocolate and berries with a big pinch of sea salt. Four to five hours of air and 99 all day! 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2019 PerUs Wine Co. AlessioNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/11/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 96 pointsFun graham cracker, dark chocolate and marshmallow nose. S’mores! A little more almond crunch on later whiffs. Smell instantly reminds me of signature Bevan wines. Tangy and burnt orange with a bunch of red berry on palate. Great mouthfeel and tannin. Wow finish! Tingly on the tongue. Peppery! Lacks front palate but makes up for it with a sharp, powerful closure. Makes me think Oakville (drank blind). And so much heat. Tench cab and Sugar Loaf franc! Love, love the Alessio, Bryn and Armaan lines of the PerUs production! |
| Red |
2018 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Lore VineyardOakville more |
6/11/2021 - napajournal wrote: NROMG S’mores nose! Super freaking red! Tastes of blood and over ripe fruit. The fruit is almost overwhelming up front and converts to a dry pucker at the end. Lighter body with a gliding effect and a slightly heated finish. Definitely has the rich fruit of Oakville. Would want to try after more than 5 hours of air to provide rating. |
| Red |
2017 Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon Guest Cottage ~ Owners Reserve Stags Ridge VineyardNapa Valley more |
6/11/2021 - napajournal wrote: NRDark cherry and plum. Super slick. A tad medicinal. Glides down with a medium finish. Fruity and supple with a hint of iron. Tastes of southern Napa elevation! Drank with 5 hours of air. Liked, didn’t love. Probably deserves a little more age for greatness. |
| Red |
2018 Bevan Cellars OntogenyNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/8/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 96 pointsI love Russell Bevan and the energy and enthusiasm he brings to blending his wines. To me, his wines have a signature nose with a little almond, violet, spice, cedar, chocolate and orange peel. I get those at a more muted level on this 2018, which had 4 hours of full air. I typically like my wine temperatures around 55 to 60 degrees but I enjoy the Ontogeny at slightly warmer temps. It adds texture and dimension that I lose upfront at cellar temp. A gorgeous body with a little heat and most action coming on the back end. Thank you, Mr. Bevan, for delivering a wine with phenomenal quality-to-price ratio! 96-97 points all day long! 6 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (6) |
| Red |
2014 Abreu ThorevilosNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/6/2021 - napajournal Likes this wine: 98 pointsSuch a dark wine with serious power. Tannins are nicely integrated with a deep, detailed finish. Mega wine and a super approachable vintage. A well-rounded force of nature that is the ideal meal-replacement wine. Tasted at 8 hours air and again at 18 hours. Holds strong. I have adored the 2007, 2010 and 2014 vintages with 2008 and 2013 not far behind. 98+ 💪🍷 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2016 Greer Cabernet Sauvignon Greer VineyardRutherford more |
2/2/2020 - napajournal Likes this wine: 100 pointsThis goes down as one of my 10 favorite bottles that I’ve opened since 2015. I love big, bold Napa cabs and have been fortunate to open three 16 Greers in the last six months and they are consistently epic with decants ranging from one to six hours. Tannic, ripe fruit, multidimensional, long-lasting masterpieces. I’ve tasted several Greer vintages and this is by far the best and amazingly consistent bottle to bottle. Kudos! |
| Red |
2010 MacDonald Cabernet SauvignonOakville more |
1/1/2019 - napajournal Likes this wine: 98 pointsBrought four big cabs (2010 Abreu Cappella, 2012 Greer, 2016 Vineyardist and this) on a Disney cruise and this won the week with a fantastic finish and rich texture. I’ve been fortunate to drink three bottles of the inaugural 2010 commercial release and this one showed the best. A real treat. |
| Red |
2013 Fait-Main Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las PiedrasSt. Helena more |
12/23/2018 - napajournal Likes this wine: 97 pointsGraphite, cedar, blackberry, cigar and red velvet with light/medium body. Quicker, silkier finish than my last bottle but a nice novocaine effect. All after an eight-hour decant. Love this wine and a magnificent vintage to boot. |
| Red |
2012 Kongsgaard Cabernet SauvignonNapa Valley more |
12/22/2018 - napajournal Likes this wine: 97 pointsBig nose and great texture after 3-5 hours of air. Cherry, vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate, graphite, cedar and tobacco. Drank with friends during a seven-course meal and it performed beautifully all evening. #WOTW |
| Red |
2013 The MascotNapa Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
11/11/2018 - napajournal wrote: 96 points2013 The Mascot, the prepubescent fruit of Harlan Estate, BOND, and Promontory. Went for a double-digit decant on this puppy—drank the bulk of the bottle after 20+ hours of air and was rewarded with juicy fruit, subtle tobacco and big tannins. #WOTW 6 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2012 VHR Cabernet Sauvignon Vine Hill RanchOakville more |
11/10/2018 - napajournal Likes this wine: 96 points2012 Vine Hill Ranch possesses the warm minerality and ripe raspberry that is perfect for 29-degree days. First glass after four hours of air showed impressively. Cheers! |
| Red |
2007 Scarecrow Cabernet SauvignonRutherford more |
1/27/2018 - napajournal wrote: NR99. 8 hour decant. |
| Red |
2010 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon RBS Beckstoffer To Kalon VineyardOakville more |
1/13/2018 - napajournal Likes this wine: 99 pointsOne of my most memorable bottles of 2017. After eight hours of air, this was a gorgeous, opulent treat. I drank about seven or eight different Schraders in 2017 and this bottle easily ranks among my top three, which includes 2013 Old Sparky. |
| Red |
2010 Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707South Australia more |
10/19/2016 - napajournal Likes this wine: 99 pointsHoly $@&?! One of the best wines I've tasted in 2016. Subtle but seductive nose--not as overwhelming as a classic Napa nose but mesmerizing nonetheless. Chocolate, caramel and dark fruit on the palate. Unbelievably great finish. Unprecedented novocaine effect. The 2010 vintage is officially in my greatest hits collection. 99+ pts easy 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
Search Results - Save This Search
- Tasting notes: 26 notes on 26 wines
