Alexandre Pagliano

9.2

Very dark rubi robe, nose of dark berries, spices and blackcurrant. Great freshness in a low octane for 2015 and extremely well done. Might develop more complexity but great right now. — 2 days ago

with Jose, veronique and 1 other

Amy Forst

9.0

Happy Mother’s Day — 9 months ago

Lily Lee

9.0

Dark cherry chocolate and sweet undertones of figs — 2 years ago

David Kline

9.4

Soft, lovely, bread-y nose of black currant fur, licorice, light mint forcing upward, sprouting through potting soil. Cinnamon and blueberry warmly embraced by dark bread and small specks of black pepper. Fruit tannins thickly house-painted across your front teeth in a real sense. Muscle. Licorice-charcoal, bitters, blackberry, black currant, graphite-smoke halo, black cherry, oak and cedar, wound up and closed in places, but powerhouse lurking in the shadows.



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with Courtney

Ted

9.5

Superb. Soft and Lucious. 4 years on lees. Sign me up for more. — 2 months ago

with Jeni

David Larkins

9.8

This is my favorite wine. Period. — 5 months ago

Josh Eichorn

9.9

A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — 2 years ago

Tobin Spratte

9.3

Great QPR wine, one of the better Priorats I've had, especially after too many mediocre ones the last few years. Dark chocolate and raspberry on first pour. As it breathes, the llicorella becomes more pronounced and the cocoa aromas get stronger. — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Insane nose. Floral like nothing else. Only Cote Rotie gets this pastille like florality that is dense and layered. Stunning. Some judicious and restrained sweet oak, blackberry, even cassis and so much more. Just sicko complexity. Unreal palate that needs some air for wood to integrate more but wow it’s so stunning. Treacly texture, insane energy, purity and ridic balance. Super. concentration and finesse and terrific granite styled finish. So classy and this will gain so much with air. So juicy, silky and long with air and great refinement. — 8 months ago

Jason Keefer

8.9

Super dusty, would have pegged it for much older. Wet leather, cedar, and cloves. Tasty, but shouldn’t sit for much longer. — 3 years ago

with Natasha