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Mercury Head Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

9.3115 ratings
9.19 pro ratings
Napa Valley, California, USA
Cabernet Sauvignon
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy
Top Notes For
Tobin Trevarthen

Lush. Deep ruby and powerful nose. Winter kitchen goodness. Black cherry, spices, washes over your palette with a silky elegance. What a cab should represent.

Lush. Deep ruby and powerful nose. Winter kitchen goodness. Black cherry, spices, washes over your palette with a silky elegance. What a cab should represent.

Dec 22nd, 2018
Mark Blatty

Great cab, great bottle

Great cab, great bottle

Mar 12th, 2016
David Denham

And the fun continues.

And the fun continues.

Jan 13th, 2015
Jeremy Autry

Sick.

Sick.

Sep 8th, 2019
Pooneet K

Big - high alcohol, tons of fruit, oak, etc. A bit medicinal / vegetal that came across as slightly unintegrated. For me this needs a big fatty steak, ideally in a couple years after a long decent.

Big - high alcohol, tons of fruit, oak, etc. A bit medicinal / vegetal that came across as slightly unintegrated. For me this needs a big fatty steak, ideally in a couple years after a long decent.

Jan 10th, 2018
Ted Serbinski

Needs at least 2 hours to decant. Super full bodied. A tad too green vegetal for me. #2GU #MiniWineReview

Needs at least 2 hours to decant. Super full bodied. A tad too green vegetal for me. #2GU #MiniWineReview

Jan 1st, 2017
Al Shikoh

Deep purple with ripe blackcurrants, blackberry, and oak on the nose. Hot and high alcohol on the palate with sweet black fruit predominant over any tannic structure or acidity.

Deep purple with ripe blackcurrants, blackberry, and oak on the nose. Hot and high alcohol on the palate with sweet black fruit predominant over any tannic structure or acidity.

Jul 2nd, 2016
Edmond Bordelon

Robust red for the best pork chop on the east coast

Robust red for the best pork chop on the east coast

Jun 26th, 2016
Dave Moses

Underwhelming. Given the provenance & price point I had high expectations. What I got was thin & one dimensional.

Underwhelming. Given the provenance & price point I had high expectations. What I got was thin & one dimensional.

May 28th, 2016
Paul Stefani

Its really nice, but your better off buying the Papillon at half the price.

Its really nice, but your better off buying the Papillon at half the price.

Feb 14th, 2016