Really easy sipping. Sweet but not overly. Slight acidity. — a month ago
Opened a couple hours prior to service and enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 1994 “Estate Reserve” pours a slightly hazy garnet color with a near opaque core and some rim variation; medium viscosity with light staining of the tears and some sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated dark fruits: cassis, black cherry, green bell pepper, tobacco, potpourri, old leather bound books, beef broth, and organic dusty earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium (integrated) tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose with the addition of pomegranates. The finish is long. ABV is 12.5%!! This is about as old school as it gets and I’d be tempted to call this Left Bank Bordeaux if I was blinded. Wow. Drink now…but will probably live for another 10+ years if stored as well as this bottle (perfect). — 3 months ago
Very good deep Rutherford flavor. Always feel like these are better left but still very good a this point. Likely would have been better decanted. — 19 days ago
Great especially with the extra time@and decanted but still not the favorite despite Oak Knoll. A bit dark maybe. — 2 months ago
Great white, fruity — 6 months ago
Boysenberry, chocolate, cigar with nice finish — 21 days ago
This really leans into the darker aspect of Cab. Dark cassis, loads of dark crushed stone, baker’s chocolate, dark iodiney savory notes. Intense in the mouth, but with surprisingly nice acids for its 14.9 frame. Rich, but bone dry. Still tannic, but it’s soft. — a month ago
Lovely cab, smooth taste and velvet texture. Boysenberry, dark cherry, tobacco leather tones with nice finish — 4 months ago
good oak aroma, not so rich, crispy 21 @11000, Pieroth, 240120,90
That’s USCD! Sequoia Grove Napa Valley Chardonnay 21 @12540, Pieroth, 241011,89 — 9 months ago
Jason Phillips
Deep ruby color. Balanced tannins, with blackberry and dark fruit on the palate, then comes the spice, espresso, and cocoa on the finish. Love this wine for the price. — 2 days ago