8/2/2016 - cepageyakima wrote:

crazy good !!

6/6/2016 - cepageyakima wrote:

stink in a bottle

3/27/2016 - cepageyakima wrote:

Just a fantastic under rated,
under priced bottle of Burgundy

12/26/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

corked

12/26/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

corked

11/22/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

corked.

5/23/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

Stunning! Notes of Lavender, Incense, Hints of smoke and gobs of blue and black fruit. My last bottle and wish I had another case.

5/7/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

fantastic...

4/13/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

I need more of this drinks as if it is $150 plus bottle

4/12/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

A very poorly stored wine responded with an A plus ...

4/12/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

Excellent !!

3/1/2015 - cepageyakima wrote:

just a really good balanced wine...

11/28/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Besides Sine it is the best grenache in USA period.

10/11/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Fantastic old school Rioja!!!

9/15/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

10 hour decant and it was really nice!

9/8/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Nicely made a little extracted for my taste it will be better when it loses some baby fat.

8/9/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Good wine but nothing special

7/31/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

excellent!!!

6/28/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Not to slight Bevan on this wine, but this may be the new recipe of Napa. A lot of fruit easy to drink with vitually no complex tatses or depth...except oak. Very sweet like blueberry extract. It is a well made wine but not my style that I like about Napa. Lewelling won out on this bottle and it was not close. Bevan $155 Lewelling $60...Yikes!

6/27/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

A really powerful young wine at 11 years old. A lot of cassis and red/blue fruit bramble. unctuous mouth feel with a 30 second finish. Just a really good wine with 5-6 years ahead of it at least. Love it !!!

5/31/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Very good wine could use a little more structure and a little more time

5/26/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Outstanding and aging well

5/25/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Beautiful

5/24/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

cork taint...crud

5/23/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

What is happening to ths wine?...I am falling and can't get up

5/21/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Tastes like an Aussie Shiraz/Grenache...A well made wine just not the style from Napa I enjoy and I will leave it at that.

5/19/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Let me just say I am not a fan of most Washington wine, especially our recipe made Syrah's that are about as boring as watching grass grow. But this Syrah is different has some exotic black fruit, smoke, incense and a little underbrush. Think a very clean Cayuse. And I think it will get better...Excellent

5/17/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Soil, leather, vanilla and a little pickle juice...Awesome!

5/17/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Stunning wine

5/12/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

I know its really young but it just didnt light my fire...Smoke and bitters, hmmm just not in the mood for this at the price

5/11/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Wine was awesome!!

5/10/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

I dont know what to say except I wish more Washington wineries would stop using the recipe and use more passion like the cabernation people. This is one of the first WA state wines for this price point that is doing it. You can taste some depth and nuances in the wine. Brambely fruit, sage, other muted spice notes and a gentle kiss of oak on this very smooth WA state cab. May rate higher in a year or 2.

4/23/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Rim is bright ruby w no fading at the edge. Beautiful mouthfeel silkey smooth with that oakville flavor of currant, red and black fruit that has a slight hint of the bordeaux leatherly earth.Full acid and tannin still exisist in the 12 year old baby. I really do not think it has hit its peak yet just a very, very well made Napa cabernet. Kudos to Lesley and family!!

4/22/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Classic Bordeaux drinking wonderful right now.

4/22/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Utterly fantastic...Way too young but a fantastic offering from Foley

4/12/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

excellent wine...everything howell offers and more!

4/5/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

I dont know why people would not be into this wine, yes its a little new world yet so Bordeaux. Massive with dark fruit, currant, cedar and stoney graphite with a touch of finesse. Just a great wine and better in a few years WOW!

3/29/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Fantastic clean well made Cabernet

3/29/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Losing a little gumption

3/8/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Crud first Catena wine I have had that was corked...too bad

3/4/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Just delicious!

2/21/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Agree with Charles...An off vintage really? Incredible, basically perfect.

1/2/2014 - cepageyakima wrote:

Impressive!

12/28/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

Just a perfectly balanced wine from a fantastic producer.

12/10/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

Will be a 100 in 5 years when some of the baby fat is gone, stunning!

12/9/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

Bottle was corked...Very disappointed

12/3/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

almost an effervescence on the tongue muted fruit or marbe a bad bottle

8/11/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

Wish I had more, a truly unbelievable modern classic

8/4/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

Very good wine. Still too much oak in the mouth, probably 3 years to settle down.

7/27/2013 - cepageyakima wrote:

Tied for WOTN...Tasted blind against 2007 Lewis cab ($80) Cliff Lede Poetry 2006 ($125) and 2008 Snowden Reserve ($90). Tied with Lewis cab and considering they were all blind with 4 experienced palette's says a lot about the 2007 Ramseyer at ($40). Incredible balanced and an integrated unctuous texture. Heady with above average acidity so I believe will age. How long? Who knows but I will have a good time finding out!