Seth Masterson

9.1

...3 years later...
...herbal and green notes are coming to the forefront now, backed by more dark red dried fruit. Still juicy and a little tight, a bit high on the ABV%. Come back in a year or three, should be interesting.
I just tasted a 2025 barrel tasting of this vineyard and I think it's going to surpass this '22 very quickly. — 3 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Pale lemon in color.

Sweet nose with apples, limes, flowers, honeysuckle, spices, minerals and light sea salt.

Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity. Crisp and refreshing.

Dry on the palate with lemons, green apples, limes, spices, honey and sea salt.

Nice finish with grapefruits and limes.

What a nice surprise. This white blend from Washington State is tasty, tangy and nicely balanced. drinking very nicely right out of the bottle.

Fruit forward, easy drinking, and feels like a new world Sauvignon Blanc with a twist of honey notes. So interesting and fun to drink.

A great sipping wine for the beach or pool.

A blend of 55% Pinot Gris and 45% Viognier.

12.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$16. — 10 months ago

Deborah M

9.6

I convinced a friend to attend a pop and pour tasting for Heitz Cellar last night. The lineup included:

* 2017 Lot C-91 - Previously made once in 1961.
* 2016 Trailside Vineyard -
* 2016 Martha’s Vineyard -
* 2017 Howell Mountain Ink Grade

I love producers that have not strayed from what I call that “classic Napa style,” and I also love mountain fruit. The Heitz Trailside and Martha’s were both really nice (Martha gets an extra star from me), Ink Grade was next level.

Ink Grade is hugely massive, complex, powerful, and fresh, all at the same time. This wine easily falls in my top 3 favorite discoveries in 2022.

Details: 100% Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon. Harvest Date September 6, 2017. 100% French Oak. Bottled on March 8, 2021. ABV 14%.

This wine deserves a fabulous pairing. Our loss that the Jimmy Hendrix/Miles Davis collaboration never happened, but if it had I would be listening to them with this bottle. — 3 years ago

Tom Barras

8.9

Rack of Lamb is on the menu tonight and this delicious, easy drinking blend of Grenache and Syrah (80/20), from a unique vineyard footprint that lies in both CNDP and CDR, comes this 2020 Les Quartz from the h in igh quality southern Rhone, Les Clos du Caillou producer.

It displays a gorgeous, leggy, red berry appearance that is backed up by perfumed red and black berry aromas and flavors.

Overall, it is full bodied, lightly structured with a good balance of crisp acidity and light, dusty tannins, which together, deliver a delicious, mouth coating finish. (BTW, It worked beautifully with a sashimi grade tuna appetizer!)
— 3 months ago

Ming L

9.4

The ‘15 was great. The ‘16 is even better!
From magnum. The nose is dark and savory, with bay leafs and crushed rocks commingling with beautifully ripen fruits. Powerful and dense on the palate. The tannins are delicious, soft yet mouth coating. Probably needs another 8-10 to peak.
Fruits are from the estate Profile vineyard and Trumbull and Stagecoach vineyards. Predominantly Cab with Merlot and Petit Verdot. — a year ago

Ryan Kravitz

9.0

nice dry crisp some salinity. excited to dry it cooler, and would typically let age for another year but ce la vie Day 2 was a vast improvement on the nose honey covered fresh apple and pear nice critic splash in the mouth adult grade lemonade — a year ago

Karen Tripson

9.0

Happy with lamb — 7 months ago

"Odedi"

9.1

Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim, and medium plus intensity.

Fruity nose of sweet raspberries, cherries, tobacco, light wood, herbs, spices, black pepper and chocolates.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, light vanilla, tobacco, chocolates, licorice and peppercorn.

Long tangy finish with soft tannins and raspberries.

This Zinfandel/ Petite Sirah blend from Washington State is drinking very nicely right out of the bottle.

Spicy and fruit forward. Juicy and elegant. Already showing nice complexity.

Nicely balanced, and not cloying at all, which was a great surprise.

Delivers more than its price point, and drinks like a $35 California Cabernet. Interesting stuff.

Easy drinking and good by itself as a sipping wine. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses. Went really well with prosciutto, and will also pair nicely with a burger.

A blend of 51% Zinfandel, 38% Petite Sirah and 11% Lemberger. Aged in French and American Oak barrels for 26 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

91 points.

$18. — 9 months ago

Alessandra Diana

9.3

88% Zin, 12% Cab Sauv. Very balanced. — 3 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

8.9

Good Napa SB, but definitely wanted more for the money. — 3 years ago