Mondavi To Kalon Wine Vertical @ Thyme Restaurant — 3 months ago
A real favorite. What a value — 2 months ago
Easy drinking mature Pinot. Unexpected joy. — 4 months ago
Quite nice with chicken stir fry. Good fruit and clean finish. — 4 days ago
11th anniversary wine. Blew me away. Good reminder that there is still value in Napa. Vineyard we got engaged at, from the year we met. Special. — a month ago
More or less the same aspect as the Pucelles, medium gold in colour . A lot more reserved and younger on the nose , more linear and mineral , seashell, light lemon and some white flowers . This is discreet , at least on the nose , on the palate however this is intense but linear and focused , with a touch of lemon oil , but mostly chalky mineral , seashell notes , long vibrant length . Really fresh and vital though there is good mouthfeel , just a hint of toastiness on the finish . Long and fine , fresh and still young . From now and over the next 5- 10 years . Also a late release from the domaine , with wax capsule and Diam cork. — 2 months ago
Ruby in color with medium intensity and a wide reddish rim.
Fresh red berries on the nose and medium in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with nice complexity.
Showing fresh cherries, sweet raspberries, light wood, tobacco, black pepper, chocolates, spices, light earth and herbs.
Tangy finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This young Pinot Noir from Oregon is starting to drink nicely now, and needs a few years in the bottle to mature properly. Rich and fruity, smooth and spicy. Nicely balanced and complex, soft and elegant.
I've had a few vintages of this Pinot Noir and it is so much better with age. Will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
Wine Enthusiasts 93 points. Robert Parker 93 points. Wine Spectator 92 points.
A good quality wine. Good right out of the bottle, and better with some airtime.
Interesting, easy drinking and a good sipping wine.
Pinot Noir grapes were aged in (55% new) French oak barrels for 16 months.
14.1% alcohol by volume.
91 points.
$95. — 3 months ago
Lonesome Dove — 3 months ago
Lemon yellow with green. chalk mineral herbaceous woody vanilla oak clove. Honeysuckle. Pear peach. Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M+ Bitterness M+ Body M Finish M Fresh Dry Elegancy and Excellently Balanced I am wondering how it changed for years. 13.5% Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan Semillon sauvignon Blend 21 @31500, AD, 260226 — 4 months ago
This is aging well. Less fruit forward than I remember. Mellowed tartness from tannins, red and dark fruits and still a bit high on the alcohol content — a month ago
The somm at Spago Las Vegas recommended this to go with poached halibut. Nice choice. Minerally, not oaky. A bit of citrus “surprise”. — 2 months ago
I truly enjoyed this Chardonnay. Crisp with nice oak. — 2 months ago
Очень приличное насыщенное, но спокойное шардоне, хоть я и не любитель. — 3 months ago
2024 vintage. Old-school, Oregon pinot stylings that just hit differently. Medium body. Starts off as a lowly workhorse, then intensifies into the thoroughbred this winery is perfectly capable of raising. Picked up two cases at a resto cost sub-$25 a btl. 4.1.26. — 3 months ago
Velvety red fruits, vanilla, rubber industrial tubing, cracked pepper and wet forest floor permeate the nose, with a slight malo character that pervades, along with an overall floral element that wafts throughout. You can tell the pedigree with this. Deep red/purple coloration on a medium to full body, and even though this in young, the acidity seems well aligned, with tannins perfectly integrated, dry, but not austere. Palate is rich and refined, with prominent red fruits, not overly jammy or fleshy, but silky plums, black cherries, granite or graphite, with pencil shavings, slight balsamic characteristics, and a loooong lingering dry palate that lingers for quite some time. Really impressive for a wine so young! — 4 months ago

Neil Valenzuela
Deep ruby color, with a brick rim. Aromas of blackberry, cassis and mocha. Black fruit on the palate, dark chocolate and baking spices.
🍇 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 7% Merlot
🏅92 Points - Wine Spectator — 3 days ago