McGah Family Cellars
Scarlett Cabernet Sauvignon
Rutherford, Napa Valley, California, USA
I’m like a broken record on this wine. So consistent. So good! In the $65 range, this is tough to improve on.
I’m like a broken record on this wine. So consistent. So good! In the $65 range, this is tough to improve on.
Jul 22nd, 2018Such a brilliant effort. No more prose required.
Such a brilliant effort. No more prose required.
Mar 11th, 2018Tasted many times in the recent past - sublime showing. We love this producer since he produced a great wine at a very reasonable price - @ Keste Pizzeria on Bleecker St, NYC.
Tasted many times in the recent past - sublime showing. We love this producer since he produced a great wine at a very reasonable price - @ Keste Pizzeria on Bleecker St, NYC.
Mar 3rd, 2018We love everything about this wine.
We love everything about this wine.
2 people found it helpfulMar 26th, 2018
This was a random, lonely bottle in my cellar and it was a Napa Cab sort of night so figured it was as good a time as any to give this a whirl. Besides, a few of my friends had recently made some comments about how well the 2015’s were showing so it was only more incentive to open this.
We pulled the cork a couple of hours prior and consumed over a several hour period. No formal notes. The first impression is “holy smokes this is absolutely packed with sweet, ripe fruits”. It was shocking. The quality of the fruit is seriously high…a black and red fruit combo with some baking spices…but it’s so jammy and primary that I couldn’t pull much more from it. Tannins were medium. Acid was medium/medium-. The texture is silky smooth. Finish is long-ish due to the mouth-coating fruit. Ultimately however, I struggled to fully enjoy this due to wonderful fruit being let down by the lack of structure which left it coming across a bit flabby. That being said, this style is intentional and arguably very popular. Drink now.
This was a random, lonely bottle in my cellar and it was a Napa Cab sort of night so figured it was as good a time as any to give this a whirl. Besides, a few of my friends had recently made some comments about how well the 2015’s were showing so it was only more incentive to open this.
We pulled the cork a couple of hours prior and consumed over a several hour period. No formal notes. The first impression is “holy smokes this is absolutely packed with sweet, ripe fruits”. It was shocking. The quality of the fruit is seriously high…a black and red fruit combo with some baking spices…but it’s so jammy and primary that I couldn’t pull much more from it. Tannins were medium. Acid was medium/medium-. The texture is silky smooth. Finish is long-ish due to the mouth-coating fruit. Ultimately however, I struggled to fully enjoy this due to wonderful fruit being let down by the lack of structure which left it coming across a bit flabby. That being said, this style is intentional and arguably very popular. Drink now.
Had side by side with the Outpost cab! This thing held its own and then some... smooth as silk with sweet, ripe tannins and tons of black and blue fruits! @Mike Smith great work!
Had side by side with the Outpost cab! This thing held its own and then some... smooth as silk with sweet, ripe tannins and tons of black and blue fruits! @Mike Smith great work!
May 24th, 2020
Happy 4th! One of my favs but at this tender age, this fair lass is showing her age. I enjoyed her youthful exuberance.
Happy 4th! One of my favs but at this tender age, this fair lass is showing her age. I enjoyed her youthful exuberance.
Jul 4th, 2019Beautiful wine, maybe not quite as good as the last bottle. Floral on the nose, not an overpowering wine. A little more nuanced and delicate tonight. Hey, That’s my dentist!
Beautiful wine, maybe not quite as good as the last bottle. Floral on the nose, not an overpowering wine. A little more nuanced and delicate tonight. Hey, That’s my dentist!
May 25th, 2019I love the 2015 Scarlett. Drinking much better than the 16s currently.
I love the 2015 Scarlett. Drinking much better than the 16s currently.
Feb 23rd, 2019This was fine, fine, fine! 90 minute decant and it was singing. Perfect complement to my spiralis 🥩 and WOTN! One of the better bottles of the year for me.
This was fine, fine, fine! 90 minute decant and it was singing. Perfect complement to my spiralis 🥩 and WOTN! One of the better bottles of the year for me.
Dec 15th, 2018