Erin Tompkins

9.0

Christmas gift from BnB. Delish — 2 months ago

Ken Venezio

9.2

100% mountain Cab sourced from vineyards in Atlas Peak and Calistoga. This production was a partnership between Ladera Vineyards and a now defunct Napa producer. Opens with blackberry, black cherry and dark chocolate. Big mouthfeel but the wine will need a long decant. Wine should age well. — a year ago

Joshua Fisher

9.2

NEW SB BTG at the restaurant — 4 years ago

Amit Srivastava

9.0

Awesome .. Howell mtn rocks — 8 years ago

Matt Konopka

9.2

Family gathering. The Ladera S was terrific. Happy New Year! — 8 years ago

with Andrew

Cody Short

9.2

Holding up great. — 9 years ago

Michael Mathews

9.2

How can yo go wrong with this wine? Answer - you can't. Amazing day st Hall, Barnett, Sherwin Family and Fantesca today!!
private tastings at Ladera, Merus and Quixote tomorrow.... — 10 years ago

with Kelly, Rick and 3 others

Ken Venezio

9.6

Just stunning. All the benefits of bottle age, complexity and finesse make this a superb Howell Mtn Cab. Loads of up front mountain fruit, a nice floral nose and balance through the mid palate ending in a long romantic finish. Touché to the older days of Ladera. — 8 months ago

Ken Venezio

9.3

Love everything Ladera produces. Still one of the great value Napa wineries. This Chardonnay looks like a toasted heather hue in the glass with notes of apricot, honeysuckle and white stone fruits. Just enough acidity to enjoy with a hearty meal or light bites. Not a porch pounder. Give this 2019 a little chill and the long finish will let you enjoy it all night. — 3 years ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

Just starting to age out — 8 years ago

with TwiLea

Isaac Pirolo

9.0

Pillow Rd. Vineyard is situated to the southwest of Sebastopol, not far from the southern tip of the Russian River Valley, and planted to two acres of Chardonnay and seven acres of Pinot Noir. Clones 777, 115, and Pommard made up the first plantings in 2000, with Calera and Swan being added later (replacing Gravenstein apple trees). The vineyard has courted her fair share of suitors, originally being one of Duckhorn’s sources for its Goldeneye Pinot Noir. The first commercial vintage under the Pillow Rd. label was 2006. I’m not sure whether Ladera had entered the scene at that point, but it was definitely in time for their release of the 2009 vintage. In 2016 PlumpJack Group acquired Ladera’s Howell Mountain vineyard and winemaking facility, and while it appears the Pillow Rd. Vineyard wasn’t included in that sale, I haven’t seen anything that spells that out explicitly. Regardless, what is certain is that Napa Cab makers can’t quit this Russian River Pinot vineyard. It had some kinks to work out, but ultimately it’s built for pleasure and not complexity, and it eventually got there. Cherry cola, sassafras, baking spice, butterscotch, and just enough of a citrus edge to keep from losing its balance. — 8 years ago

Velma Cooper

9.3

Velma had this 9 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.4

Beautiful Howell Mtn Cab. I'm a fan of Ladera and Cade so why not Hall. Very drinkable now but I'll let the rest of the case age a bit. — 10 years ago

Ken Venezio

8.9

Howell Mtn Cab from the Ladera family. Inky out of the bottle with notes of cherry, blackberry and bright acidity. Chocolate, dried herbs and cocoa on the mid palate. A nice spicy finish but not going to blow your friends away. Good price point for the money. — a year ago

Brett Rogosin

9.0

NOM 1474. La Ladera. Nose of caramel, agave, white pepper, baking spice, cinnamon. Palate upfront is cinnamon bark, caramel, agave, peppercorn, with an alcohol after burn. — 3 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.4

A real sleeper RRV Pinot from Ladera. Just brilliant notes of blueberry, dark berries and a hint of mushroom. There's a wonderful balance of floral notes to the generous finish — 6 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.2

This is getting much better. Another gem from Ladera. Plenty of jammy figs and licorice. Black berries compliment those chewy tannins. Drinking well now. — 8 years ago

Bryce Bannatyne

New Jersey Sales Representative Martin Scott Wines, Ltd

9.0

Malbec
Rosé
Howell Mtn

Let that sink in for a moment...then find this wine online and buy it! AMAZING. — 9 years ago

Rahul Mukherjee

9.3

Tried with Dunn 2013 Napa, Le Pich 2013, Ladera Napa 2013. They cannot compete. Amazingly smooth but complex. Still has great fruit and mouthfeel with resolved tannins. Amazing. — 10 years ago

Robert Weyers

9.2

Ladera always makes great wine! — 10 years ago