Springs Hill Vineyard

Diamond Creek Vineyards

Volcanic Hill Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

Beautiful fruit. Clean and polished. Inky notes, pencil lead, some tang. Savory and delicious — 3 days ago

Bex GreenDavid Schachter
with Bex and David
MICHAEL, Douglas and 3 others liked this

Stony Hill

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2006

Pop and pour. A brilliant medium gold color. On the nose: lemon, grilled pear, crushed stone, apricot, caramel, and honey. Taste: chalky, lean acid driven style with pear, steely minerality, green apple, saline, orange/lemon rind, and a medium plus finish. YUM! My favorite Napa chardonnay. — a month ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
with Brenda
Tom, Brenda and 10 others liked this

Cobb

Jack Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

Needs a little air, great recommendation from @Somm David T
First mag of two
— a month ago

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Tegan Marriott

Tegan Marriott

I've always wanted to try a Cobb Pinot. He's also the winemaker for Les Claypool Purple Pachyderm line too.

Chalk Hill

Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2023

Barrel aged 10 months sur lie! Medium lemon color with aromas of stone and citrus fruits with notes of warm baking spice. On the palate ripe apple and lemon flavors with vanilla and nutty toasty oak. Well balanced on medium finish ending, a bit buttery with slight oak and mineral notes. Drink now! — a month ago

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Flora Springs

Trilogy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1994

Before I get into the notes, Flora Springs “Trilogy” is one of those wines from my formative years in this wine journey. Subsequently, it holds a special place in my heart. You can probably imagine how excited I was to enjoy the 1994 a vintage I likely drank long ago, out of a double-magnum no less! Giddy.

Popped and poured from double-magnum into red Solo cups and enjoyed her the course of an hour. The 1994 “Trilogy” pours a deep garnet color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and significant sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of ripe and desiccated dark and red fruits: brambles, currants, plums, tobacco, old leather, dusty earth and gentle warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium tannin (integrated) and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+ and the texture is silky. The large format has no doubt had an effect on this wine’s nearly evergreen properties but what a treat! Drink now regardless of format and enjoy this in its full maturity.
— 2 months ago

Lyle, Tom and 8 others liked this

Soter Vineyards

Mineral Springs Pinot Noir 2023

smooth pinot, enjoyable. — a month ago

Neil, Rob and 6 others liked this

Penfolds

Koonunga Hill South Australia Shiraz Cabernet 2021

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9.0

Delicious and smooth. Brought over by Hayley on a whine & wine night. — a day ago

St Innocent Winery

Temperance Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

DCH
9.4

Really impressed.
St. Innocent’s consistency of style lets terroir shine through their single vineyard series. Like a controlled experiment. 2021 Temperance Hill shows incredible levels of complexity and spice, while maintaining a great degree of balance and approachability. Put simply, it tastes great.

I haven’t had a chance to taste 2021 Momtazi, but this wine has similar levels of depth to prior vintages if memory serves, while being more easily appealing. I’ve tired 2021 Shea, but not side-by-side with this. While the Shea is an excellent wine, for my taste this is more expressive and interesting.
— a month ago

Rutherford Hill

Napa Valley Merlot

Wine Spectator rated the ‘21 with an impressive 93 points and this Merlot was featured as #25 on the Top 100 wines of 2024.

flavor notes include blackberry, dark, cherry cedar, and that earthy Napa finish

I recommend this read to anyone who can find the 2021 vintage. Perhaps other years too.
— 2 months ago