David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.6

The 2021 Napa Cabernets I’ve had so far have been outstanding. It is still early, but I think it could be in the conversation for vintage of the century for Cabernets.

The 21 Onda as with all the Onda Cabernets are a blend of all three of their holdings (Lotus, Helms, Hershey. They also source Sauvignon Blanc from Crystal Springs) and this one is very well made. Excellent; structure, fruit and showing some of the Rutherford dust on the finish with 20% of the blend coming from Rutherford.

Give this one 10 years plus.

Photos of Dana Estates 9/14/24 Onda release party. Akaushi New York Yorkshire Pudding. — 16 days ago

Austin Hohnke

8.9

White Lotus finale, keeping it Sicilian. Cherry pit, plum, ash. Green, stemmy? — 2 years ago

Dmitry Muzychak

9.1

Выпито в Oberoi hotel 27.09.21. Особого впечатления не произвело. — 3 years ago

Michael Patrone

9.9

Started off very hot, with alcohol hitting in the back of the throat. Maybe not too surprising at 16% ABV. By the end of the meal, was drinking beautifully and had mellowed out with nice integration of alcohol and tannins. As much as I love old world, great Napa cabs never disappoints. 12/25/23 — 9 months ago

with Meghana, Carolyn and 1 other

Evelyn Frison

9.0

Extreme value.
BF that knows wine: There are wines that you’d only date and there are wines you’d want a relationship with and this is a relationship wine.
Not too fussy, very consistent, medium bodied but with some spice. Financial goals are aligned. Not a trophy wife wine - but someone you’d be proud to introduce to your friends .

Me: 👀 idk what that’s description is about bc I’m in this relationship and those characteristics don’t describe me. But my thoughts: I’d buy again and it pairs well with White Lotus. I’m going to bring it to my “2023 intention setting dinner” with a group of girlfriends. Will update if it pairs well with intentions. — 2 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.0

Lotus of Siam Edition — 3 years ago

Tyler Felous

9.4

White Lotus wine. And delivers! Deeper yellow color than expected - beautiful out of the bottle. Floral on the nose with hints of hay. Great acid and weight. Certainly reisling esque. No wonder the Sicilians drink this all summer. — 2 years ago

Bonnie Chu

8.9

CNY dins w sharks fin soup, abalone with pea shoots, chicken and bamboo shoots and lotus root, bbq spareribs, ginger scallion fish — 2 years ago

Gee W

10

Lucky house Tenerife style. Lotus garden. €16 Nov 2022 — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.5

French bubbling onion broth, with fungal asymmetry the partnering haberdasher’s cheese motif, and pictographs and hieroglyphic bubble letters the font-lacing. Caramel-orange and yeast with hibiscus and dried lotus slices. There is a peppermint coolness to the backnote and a clean, bok choy sweetness. Tastes of caramel and verdelho-Madeira, and lemon, orange and grapefruit interplay mutating into a cilantro and Vidalia, that ultimately return to the yeast, with marigold petals swimming in a malt and hop extravaganza. #mikkeller #nelsonsauvin #dryhopped #deproefbrouwerij #beer #bier #birra #biere #cerveza — 5 years ago

with Courtney