Tom Garland

9.4

A winemaker dinner with Andy Erickson(Favia). Has made wine in the past for Screaming Eagle, Ovid, Dalla Valle, etc.

WINE:
2024 Favia Linea sav blanc
2017 Favia Linea sav blanc from 3L
2021 Favia Cerro Sur red wine
2021 Favia cab sav, Coombsville
2022 Favia cab sav, Oakville
2006 Favia Quarzo Syrah

FOOD:
Pacific lobster cannoli
Pork belly arancini
Elk carpaccio
Venison New York strip
Chocolate souffle cake — 6 days ago

with Brenda

Tom Garland

9.4

Inspire Napa Walk Around Wine Tasting with:
Bryant Estates
Chappellet
Continuum Estate
Cliff Lede Vineyard
Eisele Vineyard
Favia Wines
Ferren Wines
Futo Wines
Harlan Estates
Keplinger Wines
Morley Family Vineyards
Rudd Estates
Staglin Family Vineyards
Vine Hill Ranch — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Christy

9.3

Tasting notes are Purple and red flowers, currants, boysenberry, black cherries, crème de cassis, black raspberry liqueur, and juicy black plums. drying leather, licorice, cacao, and supple, and baking spice. — 5 years ago

Nathan Renfro

9.7

Same comments as before. Needs at least 30 min airtime to start singing. Such a lovely wine. — a month ago

P Plusquellec

9.5

50/50 Cab/Cab Franc in Magnum format. Only vintage made. Complex wine with lasting finish. — 3 years ago

Andy Hall

9.3

Okay, one big note for all 7 of the terrific Xmas eve and Xmas wines. Started off with the cab/cab franc blends. Peter Michael Au Paradise ‘12 at 93 pts. The splendid Favia Cerro Sur ‘07 at 95 pts. Xmas eve traditional dinner of Meatballs and penne at 98 pts beat the Luigi Einaudi barolo mag ‘10 at 92 pts. Early Xmas day drinking started with a solid ‘16 VASO sauv blanc at 93 pts. Traditional Turkey dinner was accented by my first 100 pts post on Vinous : ‘15 Peter Michael Point Rouge Chard. Into the bad ass cabs. ‘07 Chappellet Pritchard Hill at 96 pts and ‘05 Shafer Hillside Select at 99 pts. What a holiday drinking lineup to toast a shit 2020. — 5 years ago

Nathan Renfro

9.7

Excellent wine with a lovely dinner. Fruit is ripe, black and dark red, tannins are supple, well balanced. Medium finish. Always a pleasure this one. — 7 months ago

David Brown

9.2

Better than a year ago — 3 years ago

Tom Garland

9.4

Coombsville AVA wine tasting with Antonio Galloni

2018 Rewa Cab
2019 Realm Farrella vineyard cab
2014 Paul Hobbs Nathan Coombs estate cab
2018 Meteor Perseid cab
2018 Favia Coombsville cab
also with:
Dawnine Dryer, winemaker Meteor
Andy Ericson, winemaker Favia
Benoit Touquette, winemaker Realm
Michael Wolf, president Wolf vineyard service — 4 years ago

with Brenda

P Plusquellec

9.1

This one may be a bit over the top compared to past bottles I've had — 5 years ago