Reviews

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

This doesn't even need a decant. Silky smooth with a perfect equilibrium, especially for such a potent wine. Dark blackberry and black cherry fruit dominate, with a wonderfully pure but voluminous…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

Big and unctuous, but with a silky finesse that made a 2018 Arkenstone Heimark served beside it look like a blackberry whiskey sour. the Anjea has that Nigel smooth edges thing going on that always…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

What's this.? The Anjea be gettin a lil serious on yer boy here. It still carries all of the enveloping characteristics that make this site so lovable, but I notice a bit o' chisel from this bottle.…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

The 2022 version of Anjea presents as a beautifully contoured outpouring of red and black fruit (and even a little purple), with deep and rounded cherry flavors cradled by softly gripping tannins. It…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

In a blind with other 2019 Napa Cabs, the Anjea performed especially well; so well in fact, that it was head-to-head with its sibling Voleuse, as well as other heavy hitters like Harlan. Macdonald,…

Roam Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard

A very plush rendering of Sleeping Lady, with mocha, blueberries, blackberry cobbler, milk chocolate, vanilla, and sweet cassis, the 2016 Roam is succulent and round, with an easily accessible…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

Big and rich and big and rich, and then at once weightless and expansive, with a latitude that provides a sashay delivery of the mega fruit pumping out of the valves of this skilled "grace under…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

Well, well, well. It seems that Anjea in 2019 has some heft going on here. There's a polish in 2019 that is remarkable, but that glaze is varnish for a podium that is stacked, packed, racked, and…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

So here I am again, in direct violation of my own advice. Even in my last tasting note on this wine, I explicitly said, "Don't make the mistake of just opening this cuz some wine-geek friend of yours…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

Well now, here is a minx that starts out flirty and plush as soon as it sits down on the barstool. "Hey there sailor," with a cordial grin and a flip of the hair makes for fruity purple palate…

Kapcsándy Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (Grand Vin) State Lane Vineyard

Spicy black cherry and fig notes present in a simple fashion initially, with a finish that falls a little flat and superficial. The purity of fruit is evident, as is the sophistication and…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

A barrel sample to be sure, with all the succulence and flamboyance you'd want from a burst of astound-me juice rocketing to the back of your throat. But again, even with a barrel sample like this,…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Anjea Sleeping Lady Vineyard

The best wine I've had from the Sleeping Lady site. I've honestly never been wholly impressed with that vineyard nor convinced it had the ultimate potential to compete with some of the big boys in…

Fait-Main Cabernet Sauvignon Bettinelli Sleeping Lady Vineyard

Black cherry, currant, and cigar box dominate the profile of the 2016 Sleeping Lady. Medium-bodied, with a clean and pure execution, this particular sample showed a touch shy on its overall delivery.…

Riverain Sauvignon Blanc Gamble Vineyard

An inviting and refreshing expression of the varietal, with a traditional yellow citrus and tropical fruit core. A good 'right now' summer (well...autumn-ish) sipper. Nothing overly remarkable, but a…

Fait-Main Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard

Notes blue and black fruit, blue river rock, and some spice. Round, plush, and extremely inviting, this wine washes over the palate with ripe fruit and a medium-bodied delivery.