Five Star Cellars

Star Lane Vineyard

Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

2009. Similar notes to the 2005. Less eucalyptus notes, more dried fruit. Inky color, iron minerality, cassis driven, pretty fruit, tannins still grippy. Tobacco and mint on the finish. Cork disintegrated while opening, but juice intact! 😁 — 22 days ago

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Black Star Farms

Arcturos Late Harvest Riesling 2022

Delicious, lightly carbonated — 6 months ago

Château Cos d'Estournel

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

1986 vintage. Sampled five bottles for a 1986 BDX tasting @ Mister A's in San Diego. Double decanted and tasted over four hours. Medium body. Pretty rustic early on and that stayed consistent till the end. Opened up a little later with a splash of bright cherry fruit. Should stay the course for another 5-6 years. 3.14.24 — 8 months ago

Lyle, Jan and 9 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

With a three hour decant still very tannic and stemmy. Probably needs another five plus years — 21 days ago

Shafer Vineyards

One Point Five Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Black cherries, menthol, plums, blackberries, a bit of spice. Delicious. — 3 months ago

Joe, Shay and 8 others liked this

Elk Cove Vineyards

Five Mountain Chehalem Mountains Pinot Noir 2021

Ruby with elegant red fruit aromas and gentle floral spice, aged for 10 months in French oak. On the palate flavors of cherry and cranberry with notes of tea, herb pepper with wet stone notes. Soft tannins on a long finish ending with fruit, spice and earthy mineral notes. Very Nice! — 7 months ago

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Gage Orion

Gage Orion

Elk cove really does a great job with their Pinot noirs! Your notes have inspired me to pick up a bottle for the first time in a while, good stuff!

St. Clement Vineyards

Star Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Perfectly aged. Smooth and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon. Underrated here. Classic California Cabernet with excellent balance. Not overly bold or overpowering — 3 months ago

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Cain Vineyard & Winery

Cain Five Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2018

2018 vintage. Blockbuster nose with a pleasant amount of brett. Lean but as concentrated as ever throughout and on the finish. If you’re looking to drive a Napa Plushy De Ville cab, hit another dealership. 6.21.24. — 5 months ago

David, Ted and 13 others liked this

Black Star Farms

Arcturos Pinot Noir Rose 2021

From my home state of Michigan comes this surprisingly good rose of Pinot. — 9 months ago

Dawn, Robert and 7 others liked this

Star Lane Vineyard

Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Sauvignon Blanc

2017 Vintage - at the edge of it’s drinking window For me yellow, gold losing its green hue straw , quince , nice acidity (medium +) dry herbs (Bordeaux -esque ) some slight barrel influence — 3 years ago

Hermes, Josh and 5 others liked this