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2019

Harlan Estate

Napa Valley · Oakville

In a lineup of top shelf 2019 Napa Cabs blind, this undoubtedly showed near the top of the heap. Of course the immediate argument is that it should always be the singular one on top (short of a…

Reviewed 25 July 2024
2019

Scarecrow Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley · Rutherford

I've had this wine a couple of times now. In a blind a few months back, it showed a little older than the other modern Napa Cabs, at least in the sense that the profile displayed some leather and…

Reviewed 24 July 2024
2019

Realm Cellars The Absurd

California · Napa Valley

In a blind amongst some stellar performers (Kinsman, Macdonald, Scarecrow, Colgin), the 2019 Absurd showed as lighter bodied (I mean, for a Realm) and redder fruited than I would have anticipated. It…

Reviewed 24 July 2024
2019

Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast

Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

Hey now, for as much as Ultramarine can be a hit/miss experience for me, this thing did every right tonight. Offerings from Heintz have produced the most consistent and best lineages from this house.…

Reviewed 21 July 2024