Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2021 vintage. Tasted via Coravin. So the deals definitely afoot in Napa (and elsewhere in CA) currently. This was light-medium/medium body. Not the biggest Cabernet footprint on the delicate palate. But wow...immediately engaging and intimate simultaneously. Having tasted the late 60's, some 70's, most of the 80's, and nearly all of the 90's-2010's vintages of this at some point...actually feel like this is the wine this property has always wanted to make since inception. It's pure, authentic, and pared to the bone. Zen-like. No fluff, no fat. Tasting a Cabernet like this reminds me (yet again) how bastardized things have truly gotten along CA Hwy 29. Picked up two 6-packs and we'll see how it does. Leaner and biting-playfully. So unlike nearly all Napa cabs these days so it comes across as a huge palate/Napa Cab market reset now. Have been able to take or leave BV over the decades compared to Phelps, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Dunn, Diamond Creek, Mondavi, Mayacamas, Heitz and the rest of the really old guard but blind taste this against any 2020 or newer Napa Cab and/or Bordeaux and see where it slots for you. 8.5.26. — 3 days ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

1973 vintage. Okay fill. Opened with a Durand. Cork 80% saturated. Musty, hot, slightly “raisined” nose. Light medium body. Drank more like a Burgundy at this stage of life. Amplifying savory aspects currently. Definitely instructive and an absolute blast to hit the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) with. These formative, ancient Napa Cabs always so revealing, primal and archival. The 1973 cork a little longer than those short stuff 1968 and 1969 ones. 6.12.26. — 2 months ago

ThreeCircles

9.8

Really good. @Home — 4 months ago

Tommy

8.9

Plumb and allspice. What a good finish! — 6 months ago

Tommy

8.9

Still has a great punch after all this time. Smooth and a little spicy. Loved it. — 8 months ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.5

Incredible purity. Herbaceous, eucalyptus, light tannin. In a lovely spot. — 9 months ago

with Alsu

Jason Phillips

9.3

Wonderful, aromatic nose. Beautiful deep purple color. Great balance with strong tannins. Hints of black currant, oak, and dark fruit on the palate. Dry with a long lingering finish. Great wine. — a month ago

Tim O’Brien

9.3

Really good cab sav someone gave us for engagement, not bitter at all but still rich (in a good way) — a month ago

Cathi Swanson

8.9

Balanced, not too sweet. A softer cab. — 2 months ago

Chris Buggy

8.9

Smooth and easy, cherry currant and plum-the moms love it — 3 months ago

with Jennifer

Katya

9.0

Очень приличное насыщенное, но спокойное шардоне, хоть я и не любитель. — 4 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

NV Our Sunday breakfast sparkle with scrambled eggs. Live life! — 6 months ago

Ross Bathgate

9.5

Bought at the winery after tasting in 1999, my first pilgrimage to Coonawarra. Opened very stinky but blew off with air over 30 mins to beautiful fragrant nose and that sweet soft tannin of an aged Coonawarra Cabernet. Drank gloriously over the next two hours. Still full of life at 29 years old. — 8 months ago

Gabriel Hayes

10

Tanglewood — a month ago

with Patricia and Rachel

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.3

Always a favorite Oregon Pinot noir. Unlike any other! — 2 months ago

Hunter Bobel

9.5

Enjoyed this 2023 vintage at 21 West in FSM. Excellent complexity with moderate bourbon taste and blackberry notes. — 2 months ago

Michael Wehner

9.0

Apparently not a Tuesday wine — 4 months ago

with Margaret

Vinod Peris

9.0

Juicy Cab, with nicely integrated tannins. A little fruit forward with a smooth finish. — 4 months ago

Donna Craig

9.3

Everyone loved this ‘24 Riesling at Christmas’26.
Got it WineThing. — 7 months ago

Anne Richardson

9.1

Mmmm - delicious! Quite full bodied with a deep ruby red color. Enjoyed with red meat and all by itself. Flavors of blackberry, plum and dark cherry. — 8 months ago