Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2019 vintage. Coming across as more of a Mount Veeder or Spring Mountain imbroglio instead of Howell Mountain. Granted, it was PNP. Wine needed a little more than the venerable three hour tour to right affairs and avoid the shipwreck. I say, Lovey, if we ever get off this island...8.12.26. — 21 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 1981 pours an amber color with medium+ viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing (still!) with notes of ripe apricots, orange peel, honeysuckle, marmalade, candied nuts and crushed rock. On the palate, the wine is sweet with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. This bottle of the 1981 seems evergreen considering the way it showed today. Drink now through 2081?? — 6 months ago

Kyle Fortman

8.9

Very good cab from Columbia valley. Would buy again at smyrna beverage warehouse for $17. — 3 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Dark tawny center with amber color and clear rims. Barely translucent. Massive nose of tobacco and Cuban cigar with notes of sweet black fruit, moist dark soil, unsweetened chocolate, pencil lead, old cedar desk wood and a little barnyard. Great mouth feel and texture. Very much alive. Opened and slow-ox’d for a few hours, then put in a decanter an hour before. This powered up all night. Last sip was the best. I’ve probably had more LB than any other Bordeaux (young and old, mostly old), and this was head and shoulders better than any previous bottle. Great juice! — 4 years ago

romo

8.9

Not very good, and I like FH. — 5 years ago

D Scher

9.1

2007 vintage. Rich amber hue and candied stone fruit nose. Luscious flavors of honeyed apricot, ginger syrup, toasted almond, and some lemon meringue. 11.5% ABV. — 6 years ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.1

Clear, deep ruby in color; on the nose, it’s clean with pronounced primary and secondary aromas of plums, black cherries, and cedar; on the palate, it’s dry with medium plus acidity, high tannins, high alcohol, full body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of red plums, blackberries, and clay pots with a long finish. Needs a little time to breath. This wine is intense and complex. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. It paired really well with mustard and Nellie agrees. Nellie liked it with food. — 2 days ago

with Nellie

Lorenzo Marzilli

9.0

Skin contact white wine (Trebbiano, Malvasia, Verdicchio). Nose: coffee grounds, grapefruit. Taste: lemon, anise? Left crystallized (amber colored) sediment at the bottom of my glass. — 7 months ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

I’ve had better Napa Cabernets, but not many. From magnum.

This is elegance refined.

Black currants, black berries, black raspberries, both plums into pudding, black cherries, strawberries, raspberry hues, mid berry cola/licorice, mocha powder, dark chocolate brownies, layered baking spices, soft spices w/ a bit of a punch, caramel, anise to black licorice, dry tobacco & used leather, dry crushed rocks, cedar, dry herbs, touch of eucalyptus, dark withering to candied flowers, grand, round acidity, lush, round, balanced, knitted, elegant, smartly polished finish that last minutes and falls on malt ball, softened earth & spice.

Minus a point for a hint of bandaid on the nose that didn’t affect the palate. — 10 months ago

Mike Saviage

9.7

Tasted blind. Deep tawny color with clear amber rims. Has "the funk" in the nose - an old aged Bordeaux funk. Notes of red and black fruit, some spice, some old desk wood and a little smoked meat. Very refined in the mouth. Feminine. Has a nice core of fruit, with softened tannins. Silky. As a group we distilled this down to Margaux. Guessed 55 Margaux. — 4 years ago

Ken Powell

8.9

ok had with Penny Feb 1/22; $29 — 5 years ago

Guy Acheson

9.0

Solid foothill Zin. — 6 years ago

with Joyce

Mike Beltran

9.2

45th Anniversary Dinner @Sapore in Burlingame. well preserved cork, amber edge with resolved tannins. Mature fruit which enhanced our meal. Mouth coating flavors covered my palate. A pleasure to drink and share. Worth the wait.👍. — 6 years ago

Brian S

9.1

Amphora aged wine from Georgia. — 5 months ago

Marc Melser

9.4

We had the 2019 Vintage on 7/9-11/26. The wine held up over these three days. Once again, the wine’s highlight is a smooth and silky mouthfeel. The characteristic flavors of a good RRV are all there: cherry, strawberry, raspberry and cinnamon. Medium bodied, well balanced, New World. Very good — 2 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Dark amber color

Sat in the basement cellar for 30+ years.

Really nice soft honey flavors. Not a ton of other fruit flavors.

Delicious — 8 months ago

Joseph Gannon

9.6

velvety smooth, big fruited Cab. Cedar, baking spice, cigar wrapper, campfire smoke, stewed black fruits. Label says 15.6abv, hard to believe, a delicious cab — 4 years ago

with Brooke

Peter Quinsey

8.9

Very dry and clean. Minerals, light florals, grapefruit. Excellent pair to smoked trout. — 4 years ago

with Karen

Mandi Speidel

City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company

9.0

Sushi Date Night In with my Gal Pal — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Had this a year+ ago, tried a new batch, noticed label color changed. A big fan of Tawny Ports, especially the 20 year blends are a Fav. Fonseca Port was founded in 1822 and successive generations of the Guimaraens family have upheld the Company’s reputation. Medium amber color with aromas of honey and pronounced nutty notes. On the palate ripe dried fruits with sweet cinnamon spice and oak emerge from the glass. Soft tannins long smooth finish ending with a sweet nutty character. Very nice. — 6 years ago