Vanilla Puddin

Opus One

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1998

This 26 year old Opus boasts savory herbs, mint, and licorice with intense aromas of blackberries, vanilla, and espresso. Decanted and drank almost immediately. A winner.
— 7 days ago

Michael CammarataDaniel Cammarata
with Michael and Daniel
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Caymus Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Drinking a 3L from 2013 in late ‘24. Love the big format bottles and aging potential. This could go a lot longer I think but is also fine to drink now.

Standard Caymus flavors and aromas that made the brand known. Dark inky crimson color. Blueberries and blackberry fruit mixed with vanilla alongside the tell-tale signs of wet band-aid. Great tannins, medium-to-big acidity, good long finish. Really nice.
— 14 days ago

Jillian Varner
with Jillian

Daou Vineyards

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Strawberry, olive, vanilla, oak. — 3 months ago

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Austin Hope

Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon

Dark fruit, vanilla, silky tannins. Essence of pine — 7 days ago

Bread & Butter Wines

California Chardonnay 2022

Tropical fruits, hints of coconut & vanilla . — a month ago

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars

Artemis Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Excellent 12 y.o. find!! Muted dark fruits, tar, aged cedar, traces of vanilla bean. — 2 months ago

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Bodegas El Nido

Clio Jumilla Monastrell-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2020

Delectable Wine
9.3

The 2020 Clio is a blend of 70% Monastrell and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the Zingla Vineyard, which was planted in 1936 in Jumilla. Aged for 22 months in French and American oak barrels, this garnet wine unfolds in the glass with ripe black fruit and dried fruit notes, layered with herbal and oaky nuances and a prominent vanilla tone. Indulgent and bold, the rich palate features a velvety, overwhelming mouthfeel. This is a ripe, concentrated red born under the Mediterranean sun. (Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous, September 2024)
— 4 months ago

Justin Vineyards & Winery

Isosceles Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Complex, currant and touch of vanilla. — 13 days ago

Caymus Vineyards

40th Anniversary Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

I was surprised it was in a clear glass bottle. Still very young but surprisingly light. Very vanilla with fresh cherry’s. Not a big Cabernet at all. — 7 days ago

Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1997

Earthy and not giving away much initially, was worried after 20 mins. By 30 it blossomed, full on cassis and vanilla tannins, undergrowth. Dark red fruit, Rutherford dust. Notwithstanding a Bordeaux vibe there was no mistaking this for anything but a high-end Napa cab. Awesome one at that. I wouldn’t wait much longer… — 2 months ago

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