Wine Doctrine
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9 notes

2018

Impensata Proprietary Red Wine Engelhard Vineyard

Napa Valley · Calistoga

This is still working itself out, with some heat pushing the otherwise beautifully pure fruit to the side at times. There are moments of glory here, with pockets of textural genius that envelop and…

Reviewed 10 August 2025
2022

Impensata Sauvignon Blanc Ciminelli Vineyard

Napa Valley · Howell Mountain

Similar profile as before, with lemon, lime, grass, pumice, and a hint of the exotic to round out the delivery of clean and snappy flavors. It mellows out relatively fast and becomes more medium…

Reviewed 31 July 2024
2022

Impensata Sauvignon Blanc Ciminelli Vineyard

Napa Valley · Howell Mountain

Clean, crisp, and just what the doctor ordered on a hot summer day whilst kicking up dust and walking the vineyard rows in the middle of the afternoon. Lemon, grass, and pumice notes are flanked by…

Reviewed 17 November 2023
2019

Impensata Las Posadas

Napa Valley · Howell Mountain

With the Franc element seemingly providing a ton of lift, brightness, and energy, the Las Posadas is similar in profile to the Englehart in terms of fruit flavor, except more red berries on the…

Reviewed 17 November 2023
2019

Impensata Proprietary Red Wine Engelhard Vineyard

Napa Valley · Calistoga

The nose hits you square in. well, the nose. with washed ripe berries and warm red licorice. On the palate, this is teeth staining and chocolatey ripe, with mixed berries and dark spice. The 2019 is…

Reviewed 17 November 2023
2019

Impensata Merlot

California · Napa Valley

This is my second stab at this wine, and although I can see why others favor the 2018, I may be straddling the other side of the line with my love for the 2019. I simply find the 2019 to be a…

Reviewed 17 November 2023
2018

Impensata Proprietary Red Wine Engelhard Vineyard

Napa Valley · Calistoga

While the 2019 Impensata Ecotone Merlot is out at the clubs dancing the night away, the 2018 Engelhard is stuck at home studying for the LSAT. There is richness here, but it is corralled pretty darn…

Reviewed 7 April 2023
2019

Impensata Merlot

California · Napa Valley

Plush and opulent in the mouth, with blackberry, chocolate, dark spice, pink roses, fresh soil, and ripe red and black raspberry notes wasting no time in enveloping the palate and leaving a deep…

Reviewed 7 April 2023
2018

Impensata Proprietary Red Wine Engelhard Vineyard

Napa Valley · Calistoga

A fun and fruity entry pushes forward with ripe and dark berry fruit that saturates the palate and finishes with a lingering tinge of youthful booze. Less nervy and acidic on initial entry than the…

Reviewed 30 April 2021