Turd Ferguson

9.3

Yeah, that’s lovely. All the Bordeaux qualities: graphite cigar cedar spiciness acidity earth chocolate. Wonderful food wine. Coombsville. — a month ago

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.2

Doing a vineyard comparison with our excellent steak dinner - two 2013 Rudius - Farella (this one) and Kaley Elizabeth. Everyone else prefers K.E., but I am leaning toward this one. — 6 months ago

with Tammy, Emmett and 1 other

Steven Gullo

9.3

Coombsville is an exciting AVA within Napa for cool climate Cab. The Farella vineyard shows a more herbaceous side than most others from the valley floor. The nose has eucalyptus, violets, and fresh wild berries. Full bodied, ripe tannins, robust structure. Very well made Napa Cab. — 4 years ago

Rob N

9.3

Another great cab from Di Costanzo. I get more mineral and less fruit in this one than the Farella. Almost like an Italian-style wine. — 5 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.4

Exactly what I expected and exactly what I wanted. Intense and expressive with copious amounts of brooding dark fruits, graphite, anise, eucalyptus, gunpowder, and violet on the nose with juicy plums, blackberries, spices, and cedar on the palate with silky tannins and big structure. So good. — 8 years ago

with Krystal

Jason and Jennie

9.4

93-94. Too bad they aren’t making more of this as realm is replanting the farella merlot to cab. I just love this vineyard for merlot. Blend it with kenefick cab and you got a winner. — 8 years ago

Alex Leonardini

9.4

Gorgeous blue fruits with ample acidity and a smoky background. — 9 years ago

Scott E. Becker

9.2

[Tasted on September 11, 2026 at Home with Jay]

This is the first vintage after Realm assumed responsibility for farming Farella Vineyard in Coombsville, so this is an Estate bottling. Blackberry, black currant and black plum fruit, with cedar, tobacco, spice and earth. Dark and brooding. — 2 months ago

John Malcolm

9.5

An excellent wine (although I prefer the Realm Farella from this vintage). Deep purple color and full-bodied. Blackberries, currants, black olives, and a hint of tobacco. — a year ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2019 vintage. Great, lean leathery, earthy nose. Medium body. Excellent QPR. Haven't been selling much merlot lately so tough to get too agitated/excited but this was dynamite. 04.09.25. — 2 years ago

Jason and Jennie

9.1

Just a small blend of dry creek zin, kick ranch syrah, farella merlot, malbec, cab, and of course Pinot. Easy drinking wine for summer sipping. Baking spices come out in full force on opening but mellow out with some air — 5 years ago

Eric L.

9.4

Really delicious Sauvignon Blanc. Tropical fruit with lovely freshness. Everything is in perfect balance. — 8 years ago

Luke Stanko

9.2

Merlot the way it’s supposed to be made. Fruit with balanced structure — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Today was my first time to host Wednesday Wine Committee. I’ve had the good fortune of attending on and off over the last two years and was delighted to finally host a lunch. As many of the wines I brought today I’ve posted on here before, I’m posting the white wine of the day and the red wine of the day. As always, the format of 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds and 1 dessert wine was in play and everything was tasted blind.

As my 30th birthday approaches next week, I wanted to bring a bottle of something special, so I decided on a birth year wine as a small early birthday celebration. Absolutely shocked at the color...was as dark as an ‘07 Farella that was next to it! Acidity, fruit and finish were all insane for the age. Barnyard funk blew off easily and revealed bing cherry, dates, currant and a killer herbal acidic finish. Tannins are still providing nice structure here. ‘88 wasn’t a great Napa vintage, but this just goes to show you how quality producers churn out age worthy wines regardless of vintage. A real treat. Credit to @Mark Flesher for helping me get this! — 9 years ago

Rick Phillips

9.4

Massimo & Erin have developed an amazing collection of stunning wines! — 5 months ago

with Letha

Bobbi Jo Broxson

9.1

Doing a vineyard comparison with our excellent steak dinner - two 2013 Rudius - Farella and Kaley Elizabeth (this one). Everyone else prefers K.E., but I am leaning toward this one. — 6 months ago

with Tammy, Emmett and 1 other

Rob N

9.5

Classic Di Costanzo — a delicious, slightly lighter cab. Relatively low tannin, crisp and clear. Could probably have used some more air before drinking. It tasted more similar than different to me vs the Farella Vineyard. Looking forward to drinking again. $105 - $125? — 5 years ago

Mark Farrell

9.1

This is the Farella Vineyard Cab. Deep Ruby to deep purple in color with an explosive nose of blackberries, black cherries, black pepper, and cocoa powder. Very powerful nose. The aromas fill the room. Flavors are a bit tight on this. It is a 2016, so it may open up after a bit of aging. Medium to full bodied. Bone dry. I think this needs a bit of time to develop. — 7 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.2

Delicious, full bodied, and complex. Great flavors of oak without overwhelming vanilla, ripe and firm grapes with tannins to keep things balanced. Herb and smoky notes. Delicious. — 8 years ago

Shay A

9.4

Couldn’t believe my luck when someone walked in with this. I recently made the list and purchased some current release as well as an older vintage all without ever trying these wines. People speak highly so I’m glad I got to see why. This is mainly Beckstoffer GIII I believe (though it’s now mainly Moulds, Farella and Houyi) and it had some hallmark BGIII notes...dusty blackberries and raspberries. Rose petal, graham cracker and lead. Nice! — 8 years ago