Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

This is classic JP Quarter Moon.

The 18 has nice evolution while holding its vineyard characters. It shows medium dark fruits; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, nicely layered spice & baking spices, mid red flowers, excellent acidity and a finish that is elegant, well balanced-knitted and lasts 90 seconds.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! — 6 months ago

Kerri

9.3

Loves this rosé, great price. Dry and subtle minerality, lots of flavor with raspberry strawberry, more depth than others. — 5 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.4

Absolutely fantastic brown sour from JP. Molasses, malt, and just sour enough to keep it bright. Awesome. — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Brett Rogosin

9.2

I remember this being very good and being impressed with JP Pinot when visiting. At 8 years this wine has developed really well and still has a couple years to it left. There’s a good black pepper on the nose with dried leaves, tree bark, and red currant. The acidity rushes down the side of my mouth with a mild tannin finish on the tip of the tongue. The nose transfers through quite well. Yummy — 6 years ago

Paul K

9.2

This is great! 3 years in a row for JP. This isn’t as good as 2013 and 2014, but may get there with time? Bigger than 14 tho. Black currant and dusty tannins. Good stuff. Happy Thursday everyone. — 8 years ago

Aaron Means

9.7

THE. BEST. DOMESTIC. CHARD!!!!!! Yes, yes, yes. I'm blown away. This is the best domestic chard I've ever drank. This particular vintage is killer. I could poor this in a lineup of top notch Meursault and none would be the wiser, that's how good this is. Intense smoke/funk brought on by minerality that most domestic producers could only dream of. A legendary wine in my book. @June's All Day, Austin TX — 9 years ago

Canon Thomas

9.8

Best SB I’ve ever had — 7 months ago

Sharon B

9.4

Delicious blend! Thank you Alex (owner of a local wine store) for picking this out for me! Very enjoyable while preparing dinner and having a portabella mushroom/white cheese fondue. Then on to the steak! Another year older and wiser, cheers! -Shandy’s Shack Imported Wine and Beer — 3 years ago

L

9.0

Gift from JP, slightly sweet, crushable — 5 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.2

Has a lushness & deep, amber glow to a host of tertiary flavors including butterscotch & mushrooms. In contrast to Valdespino s standard Amontillado, which is a fresh young thing. Think this is the middle aged brother, a bit wiser $ snappy. For less than 25$, yowza. — 6 years ago

Vitaly Domnenko

9.0

Bm. Tm. Am-. Fm. — 8 years ago

Michael Park

9.3

Always awesome. Montrachet with less structure and acid — 9 years ago

Maria Hanson

8.9

JP liked this one — 9 years ago

Alvaro Bustillos

9.5

Davila y jp raigoso
10/29/21 — 3 years ago

Roberta Lou

9.0

Muito gostoso, não tão seco — 4 years ago

Wulf Losee

9.6

2011 tasted April of 2021. While the flirtatious wines of Bordeaux will, with rare exceptions, betray my trust, I can always depend on Joseph Phelps to provide me with a solid bottle wine.

Year after year, no matter what the stresses of the vintage were, the wine makers at JP know how to produce perfectly balanced Cabs and Cab blends (but they’re not as successful with the non-Cab varietals).

This bottle of JP’s Cab is decade old, and it’s just hitting its stride. Lots of leather, rust, and a hint of mint on the nose. Ripe cherries and pomegranates on the front. The original velvety tannic balance has become just a wee bit tattered over the years. But this new-found roughness provides a youthful and boisterous counterpoint to the rest of the component that are entering a staid middle age (in wine years that is). It’s like your 45-year-old dad going wild and buying a Harley Davidson, then cruising off down the road. You say, “WTF! That’s is the way to live!” Lots of gravely high notes on the mid palate, but the old velvety tannins reassert themselves on the long finish. This is a damn lovely wine! — 5 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

Really good incarnation of Ora de Calabaza. Not overly tart with terrific berry and lime flavors. Clean finish. Another score for JP! — 6 years ago

Rebecca Graham

9.0

RG and JP. Well balanced. — 8 years ago

George Yasutake

9.5

Drink well still. As good as a JP Insignia — 8 years ago

Maria Hanson

9.0

JP enjoyed thoroughly — 9 years ago