Reviews

Venge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bone Ash Vineyard

Served side-by-side with the 2015 Bone Ash. I favored the 2015 a bit more, but this held its own quite well. Deep, plush, and a hallmark representation of the 2014 vintage. Contained some nice power…

Venge Vineyards Zinfandel Signal Fire Vineyard

Not an entirely lost example of the varietal, and a significant improvement over the Scout's Honor served beside it. As others have noted, this was a little hot and lacking overall complexity (the…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Well, please permit me to overhype a bit if I may...

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Previous notes apply. This bottle seemed a little more mellow at first. It took a couple hours of air to deepen its flavor profile a bit more. It had a more beautiful delivery (as opposed to a…

Sinegal Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

PnP with an initial rush of wild berry liqueur notes, with a decent amount of heat pushing through the back end. This took about two hours in the decanter to come to proper form. Once behaved, it was…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Teucer Vineyard

Same as a number of months ago. Give this a few hours in the decanter and be rewarded. PnP was a little hot, but some air time smoothed it out completely and deepened its overall flavor profile.…

Aratas Petite Sirah

Previous notes apply. This paired fine with smoked beef brisket. Otherwise, it was a pretty simple expression of the varietal. Blasé in most ways. It's the girlfriend you had back in high…

Venge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Bone Ash Vineyard

Same as previous notes. The first two hours were filled with huge fruit and some slaps of alcohol (most similar to my last experience with this wine). However, after a few hours of air, this really…

Realm Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard

Similar to my previous notes from last year. Blackberry, boysenberry, blueberry, black raspberry, black and dark red currant, Baker's unsweetened chocolate, dark baking spices (nutmeg), and clove.…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

Opened the night before, gassed, re-corked, and tasted at 11AM the next day. A not-too-surprising representation of the GIII site. Plush, fruit-driven, and flavorful, with fairly soft edges and an…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Elysian Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard

Concentrated and explosive. What a captivating attack; the kind that makes you interrupt the conversation and blatantly inquire, "Wait, WTF is this I'm drinking?!" Layers upon layers of gorgeous and…

Depiction Cabernet Sauvignon

PnP with dark, ripe black core fruit, with a rich, chocolatey plum-driven attack; some barely discernible spice emerged as well. There was a bit of an over-ripe plummy effect on the back end that…

Del Dotto Cabernet Sauvignon American Oak Alain Fouquet St Helena Mountain Block 2

Straightforward representation of the varietal. Good balance, with medium-bodied black and dark red core fruit. Not a whole lot else going on here, but a friendly delivery of flavor. An average grip,…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Steltzner Vineyard

A formidable punch of predominantly black core fruit; black currant, black raspberry, dark black plum, black slate, cassis, and some scorched earth. A notable pick-me-up as the attack drove toward…

Caterwaul Cabernet Sauvignon Regusci Vineyard

Coravin pour. Mid-weight push of black and dark red core fruit; blackberry, black and red currant, wet earth, processed vanilla extract, and black slate notes. A fairly level attack, with a…

Selah Cabernet Sauvignon

Much like TRB's Caterwaul, the Selah (one of TRB's 45+ other ventures) is also a fairly straight-forward, walk-in-the-park version of the varietal. This is certainly NOT a "mountain fruit" rendition…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper

Opened the night before, gassed, re-corked, and tasted at 11AM the next day. Fairly tight and clipped on the back end. However, youth aside, this wine seems to show some of the most agability over…

Lewis Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Same as previous notes. Solid wine with depth, concentration, flavor, and fairly notable complexity. Needs about an hour or two of air to show its true form. 94 points. Drink now and over the next…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Three Twins Vineyard

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Buoncristiani Cabernet Sauvignon

Opened the night before, gassed, re-corked, and tasted at 11AM the next day. Super compacted and almost totally inaccessible. A complete saliva-sucker. Leave this alone for a couple of years and hope…

Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Moulds Vineyard

Coravin pour. A bit of a whirlwind of flavors, with blackberry, black and red currant, black and red licorice, black raspberry, blueberry, vanilla bean, and hints of spice. Some Twizzlers notes…

Purlieu Cabernet Sauvignon

Opened the night before, gassed, re-corked, and tasted at 11AM the next day. Accessible with medium-bodied, purple and black core fruit. Good flavor overall and a friendly display of round and a…

Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Round Pond Vineyard

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Myriad Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Empyrean Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard

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Scarlett Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

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