October 29, 2023 - Sensational and complex wine that will just keep on improving for the next few years.
August 12, 2023 - The end of an era, or the end of our Eras. We thoroughly enjoyed our bottle of a 2010 Era with filets. A very elegant wine with nice depth of flavors and a very smooth finish.
August 31, 2022 - Needs at least the 90 minutes decant and probably a little more, as it opened up more on the second glass.
Rich, color and nose with a pleasing long finish. This has quite a few years left to drink at peak.
May 28, 2022 - Incredibly delicious.
September 22, 2021 - A fantastically delicious wine, so smooth and elegant with great melded layers of flavors. Three bottles of this have been sleeping in our cellar for the last 9 years; decided to wake one up. Was a perfect pairing with our ribeyes.
The wax seal was incredibly tight and the long cork was pristine. This could easily go for another 9 years in our cellar, but our last 2 bottles will not likely last that long.
February 8, 2021 - No formal notes, enjoyed watching the super bowl & the Tom Brady "Era"
November 27, 2020 - Past it’s prime. Drink ASAP. Not much fruit or tannins.
June 12, 2020 - I was a little disappointed in this one and I wonder whether this bottle, an auction purchase, has been stored as well as it could have been. On opening the color was dark and youthful, the nose had medium intensity and some promising notes of those signature alpha omega aromas (hard to describe but I find them in all their wines) dark berries, violets. Flavor was more muted on the first taste so let it sit in the decanter as planned over many hours. It did improve and open up a bit over 4+ hours, but the fruit intensity just wasn’t there and there weren’t enough tertiary flavors to make it more interesting. The structure was still there although tannins were smooth enough to be pleasant drinking.
I was hoping to get a sense of how my younger ERA’s might age (I have ‘15-‘18) . Either 2010 was not the best vintage to choose, these just don’t have the long life that is hoped for, or this bottle was off. I am hoping it was the last of those as there are some other recent reviews that are better than mine.
June 5, 2020 - Decanted for 1 hour and consumed 2 hours after. Violets and smoke on the nose, big body, a classic Napa Cabernet Blend. The tannins, oak and fruits are in perfect balance and the finish is OMG!
I will give this 94+ because I believe it will gain complexity within the next 3-5 years and keep drinking nicely for at least 10.
May 7, 2020 - Decanted four hours. Got much better with the air time. Nicely integrated, good balance of fruit and acidity. Hints of graphite and eucalyptus mixed in. 30 second finish. Reminded me a little bit of an aged Chateau Montelina can.