February 12, 2022 - Excellent mature cabernet.
May 28, 2020 - Great aroma and flavor. Decanted for about 1 hour, which was likely more than needed. Drink at cellar temp, gets muted as it warmed up.
November 30, 2019 - Delicious! Aromas of dark fruit, with leather and earth on the palate. Long finish, well integrated.
September 27, 2019 - With friends
December 24, 2018 - Nice tannins, well rounded,balanced
October 22, 2016 - Dark ruby from core to edge. No signs of age.
Lifted. Room filling bouquet of dark fruits, hard candy, baking spices, black pepper, cigar box.
Mouth coating plush silky mouthfeel, yet not overly weighty on the mid palate. This is beautiful. Powerful yet restrained and elegant. Classic napa in style yet big mountain fruit. No signs of the big alcohol. Everything is just perfectly integrated and balanced. Long finish.
Drank over several hours, tired out over time. Good amount of sediment.
Dark berries, vanilla, black currants, blackberries, earthy undertones, some sweetness. Just a beautiful wine.
March 25, 2016 - Red fruited nose with a touch of heat. Very even palate without much weight or richness. Definitely in a classic style. There's not much in the way of density or depth left here and very little tannin. Mostly fruit flavored though there was some cigar ash, charcoal type notes on the finish with air. A solid classic Cali Cab but one that should be drank sooner than later. Not the best vintage for this producer but the type of wine you just can't find much of from Napa these days.
September 20, 2015 - Definitely on its last leg. Drink soon or forever hold your peace!
January 23, 2015 - Deep dark red center, red rim with signs of age.
Sweet, creamy, brambles, black currants, black cherry jam, light stalkiness, touch of cola.
Smooth, rich but restrained, blackberries and red currants, dust, pyrazine, long herby curranty finish.
Drinking very well now, excellent mountain cab.
November 22, 2014 - Deep dark center, red rim with surprisingly little signs of age.
Sweet cassis, a little toasty, dried plums, a bright cherry note.
Smooth and complex, blackberries and blackcurrant, some plums, good tannin and acidity, mouth coating rich fruit, some blood and iron, vinous, a little green, dried undergrowth, long taut finish.
Great Forman cab. Mixture of new and old world. Drinking well now, but has the legs for a few more years.