December 2, 2016 - lots of cedar and spices, orange rind, violete flowers, plums, tea notes, blackberry jam, dark chocolate
July 30, 2016 - The cork was pristine, indicating proper and consistent storage. Decanted. Garnet with slight bricking. Cedar, spice, and oak with a touch of earthy bouillon on the nose. The palate was an incredible harmony of dark and red fruit flavors and feel, punctuated by a surprisingly gorgeous acidity that elevated the entire experience. The front palate gave way to the mid and finally back palate with a superlative finish. This was an incredible, last bottle, off-the-list recommendation by Sea Island sommelier Sam Gamble. We were blown away. What an unforgettable treat!
March 1, 2015 - Une assez belle texture veloutée avec des saveurs chocolatée, pas complexe mais savoureux. À boire sans trop attendre. 87 pts
December 29, 2012 - Year-end "James Bond" Party (Chad's, Chuville): Another surprising wine from a name I more normally associate with mass-produced supermarket party wines. This was actually a pretty nice Cali Cab, with a nice nose of sweet blackberries, cassis and tobacco hints leading into a ripe palate, where sunny flavours of blackberries and cassis were nicely held up by decent acidity and slightly chewy tannins. While not the most complex, this came together very nicely, with the natural sweetness of the fruit wed nicely to the wine's structure. I thought it was almost primary, and will probably get better over the next 5-6 years. Decent finish too, with sweet dark cherries, berries pulling away. Pretty good.
December 29, 2012 - Smoke n tar with Italian like rough country road style wine. Lots f black cherries atop licourice cloves and some dark wood.
April 9, 2012 - A very nice but straightforward nicely aged napa cab. Still relatively high in tannins (for an aged wine) lots of gentle complex flavors
May 24, 2011 - This bottle was my best yet. Well balanced and medium to full bodied currant and cherry dominated the palate. Smooth and lush. Drank over a couple of days and never fell apart. They should all be like this one. My last
October 9, 2010 - Really tasty Cab drinking perfectly right now
August 22, 2010 - A little acid and a funky smell that I though blew off, then reappeared. Medium body with a satisfying finish. Some said this was on the decline. I agree. I'll try my last bottle soon.
December 5, 2009 - Too much alcohol! Wine is really hot.