Chris Koupal

9.7

This was fantastic. Everything in the right places. — 3 years ago

Kristie M. Connor

10

Baking chocolate, leather, black cherry, olive, cigar box, clove, black tea. — 3 years ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.2

Gourmand et jovial à souhait. À la fois facile à boire, et doté d’une remarquable complexité aromatique. Addictif !

Greedy and jovial. Both easy to drink and endowed with remarkable aromatic complexity. Addictive ! — 3 years ago

Gabriel Ramsey

9.7

Wow. A lot going on here and subtly so. Black fruit, plums, tea, rose petals and orange. Medium bodied and very gentle multifaceted tannins on the palate, with equally delicate but definite minerality. Full finish extending this all with grace. Very elegant. — 3 years ago

Sahil Parikh

9.3

Slightly sweet, really good and smooth. Very easy to drink, very very slightly acidic. Had at hunan manor for 28th bday with sonal aunty, pretty good with spicy food — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

This is my first go with the 2014 Montecillo. Based off my experience with the 2013 vintage, I opened this bottle seven hours ahead of time, well in advance of our dinner. I poured a small taste and the wine seemed to have quite a bit of vigor with noticeable, but not obnoxious, volatile acidity so I poured the rest through a Soirée and into a ship’s decanter to breath. Eight hours later, the VA was still present but integrated. One thing is for sure, this wine is unique. Unusual notes of Middle Eastern spiced meat, herbs de Provence, orange zest, and eucalyptus. Not exactly what I would normally expect from Cabernet Sauvignon and yet, this is utterly satisfying. This is a high acid wine and the tannins are mostly imperceptible which makes this bottle quite a bit different from the 2013 version which is a bit of a beast. The 2014 Montecillo is about as fresh as they come out of California these days and the finish is long. The acid leads me to believe it will cellar a long time but it’s hard to say how beneficial that would be. One thing is for certain, these wines from Ketan Mody are wholly unique and probably won’t be for everyone…but I love them. I’m hoping the Jasud Estate can bounce back from the fires of 2020. — 3 years ago

Ciaran Burns

9.2

Full of flavour this one, stone fruit and great tannins. — 3 years ago

Laura Marchese

9.3

Very well-balanced. Blueberries, plums and leather. I added some to the beef stew I made and it sang. I would rather drink this one than cook with it though. Very nice. — 3 years ago

Sophie Good

10

Decanted for 6 hours, complex yet smooth/medium bodied — 3 years ago