January 13, 2018 - Needed an hour or so but became a solid 90. Fine fruit and tannins and a decent finish. Should be good for another 3-5 years.
May 15, 2015 - Beautiful nose of blackberry, cassis, vanilla and baking spice. Dark fruit on the mid palate. Mid length finish.
April 8, 2015 - Needs time to breath. A bit acidic, not tannic but it balances the wine. Not sure where this will go with age but it is drinking well now with a moderate decant. The wine looks purple colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. The flavor is mocha and forest floor...very earthy. It's not a big Cali cab but it is a really good example of what I like about whitehall. The body is medium/full. The wine has linear texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has high acidity.
November 16, 2014 - Pretty good wine for the price. Needs some time to open up - very closed and bitter straight out of the bottle. Not very complex but also nothing objectionable.
July 26, 2014 - This one won the price/performance award for the evening over the other Cabernets.
March 30, 2014 - Day 1, 1 hour decant, just nothing. Bitter, closed.
Day 2 after a recork, very typical Napa cab, dark fruit, nice tannins mellowed from the first day and a nice 08 acidity. Happy with this and the confirmation the 08's need a little more rest...for me
November 3, 2013 - Red fruit (mostly cherry), medium body & opacity, a bit of forest floor with hints of mushroom. The right amount of toasty oak for the weight. The finish is short and there is a drying element that some more age will probably cure.
September 29, 2013 - solid, early-drinking and fruit-forward cabernet. nothing terribly complex or special, but a nice wine.
July 4, 2013 - Deep ruby color. Cherry, currant, and some smoke on the nose. Red fruit with a bit of chocolate on the palette. Decanted in bottle for 30 minutes. Needs more aging.
June 22, 2013 - Black cherry hue. Muted nose opens up to blackberry, cocoa, cedar, and eucalyptus aromas. Sweet, smooth, ripe, almost raisiny on the palate, with dried currant and milk chocolate flavors, and a touch of granite on the moderate finish. Lacks depth and complexity but agreeable nonetheless.