Joe Santiago

9.0

Delicious cab. Dry, mild tannins with hint of pepper and fruit. — 10 months ago

Paul J

9.1

This will be a short note on a big wine. This wine is a combo of my tasting notes on the ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, and ‘11. Bold, 75% CDP and 25% Pinot Noir. Not really a typical Syrah in my mind. Medium plus depth and finish. Nice change from my go to styles. — 2 years ago

with Brooke

Jim Maynard

9.5

2002 vintage in January 2021. This is in a great place. Fully mature with big red fruit and balancing earth. Fruit is fully mature and developed some additional characteristics but still very hedonistic for a wine this age. At a peak/plateau with stuffing to keep going but why wait? Do it! — 3 years ago

Joe Estrada

9.3

Delicious Cab Sav from Happy Canyon in SYV. It’s big & bold, yet the 13% alcohol was a surprise — 2 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.6

2013 Vintage. 14.9% ABV. Wow, this has aged well and is ready to strut it’s stuff. Big fruit and long finish. — 2 years ago

Anthony Auger

9.3

I’m getting some brown sugar, butterscotch like aroma with big impressions of black cherry. Found a basil like note with some fig. A solid syrupy body upfront. Lots of acid, tannins and heat on the finish. Not surprised with the high alcohol content. A punchy and fun wine, looking forward to sharing it with people. — 3 years ago

Rarig Ross

10

My favorite varietally true expression of Cabernet Sauvignon from Happy Canyon - Santa Ynez Valley. Very nicely balanced acidity and ripeness not overdone. Very expressive dark fruit and some woody herbs. Decanted and consumed hours later. Fine grained tannin and restrained more so than most common SYV producers. This wine stands apart as a very balanced Cab without being “big” yet still offering plentiful fruit and beautiful bouquet. — 5 years ago

Deborah M

9.6

Yes it was that good. Opened this for friends and it didn’t disappoint. Big Napa Cab like, but from Ballard Canyon. Chocolate notes. Dark fruit. Velvety mouthfeel. Everything you want and then some. Sadly my only bottle. — 2 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.1

On the nose, this is very fresh black cherry... On the palate, that cherry plays alongside big, juicy, thick-skinned black plums. Something earthy here... Dried sage? The finish has some complexity in that here I taste a few more things like licorice root including its "bark" like what Dutch people chew. The tannins throughout I find wonderfully balanced with the fruit here. I really like this one. — 3 years ago

Guangming Xia

9.8

Awesome big bold Napa style cab, drank with dinner at the Ritz Carlton Bacara with Dave and Kat — 4 years ago