Reviews

Aubert Chardonnay Powder House Vineyard

At Single Thread.

Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon

From Magnum.

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Kodo M-Bar Ranch

The 2022 Kodo hops-skips-and-jumps right over the front end of its execution and immediately settles cozily into a mid-palate density that melts like Ingrid Bergman in the arms of Humphrey Bogart…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Käännös Vine Hill Ranch

Cuz it's great. That's why.

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Aphex Ecotone Vineyard

Within the sphere of Aphex's Cabernet Sauvignon, the blended Petit Verdot and Cab Franc really offer an additional supple layer of alluring flavors that both enrich and lift the chocolatey chocolate…

Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Rhadamanthus

You want a hot body? You want a Bugatti? You want a Maserati? You better work b*. You want a Lamborghini? Sippin' Rhad-tinis? You better work b*.

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Freshy Fresh McFreshalot, the 2022 MacDonald dials the fresh-o-meter up to 11, revealing exceptionally clean and driven fruit with a polish that is unmatched. I gotta say, the last two vintages of…

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Whaaaaat?! If this was blind (and in retrospect I wish it would have been just to put a double period of confidence on the end of this sentence), I would've called this out as not just a stronger…

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Full and flowing, the 2016 MacDonald cascades with flavor and intensity. Black and redder-black fruits dominate, with less black olive ruling the roost this go-around. Soil and spice accompany the…

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…

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Similar in design mostly to the 2013, the 2015 has tension and structure that mirrors its older sibling in all the best ways. The 2015 does relax a bit more after some air, and begins to evolve into…

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Lush and approachable, the 2014 is in a very giving mood. Though the 2012 showed enhanced depth and breadth by comparison, the 2014 is certainly a friendly and affable sipper that, of all the…

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

This wine is. No. Joke. (Reminds me of when Ngawâ Sherpa told us as we were crossing Khumbu's Cho La Pass, "Cho La.No Joking. No talk. Rocks fall die.") A story for another time perhaps. But this…

MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon

Perhaps the most decadent MacDonald I've ever had (though the 2020 was doing all sorts of look-at-me backflips in the 'I'm rich and fancy' department as well), the 2012 is just soooo darn delicious.…

Christopher Tynan Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vines Meleagris Gallopavo

Ready to go as soon as the cork is popped. A very ripe showing, gushing with black and red raspberry, cassis, dark purple plum, chocolate, and some charcuterie. A richer and heavier version of MG,…

Sine Qua Non Deux Grenouilles

This has aged nicely. My last go with this wine was back in 2018. Today, there are more pronounced toffee and hazelnut notes to compliment the grilled lemon, burnt orange, olive oil, lamp oil, and…

Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select

Gently decanted for an hour in a small vessel. Plum, deep and dark red and black muddled cherry, leather, old cigar, torched orange rind, soil, and black currant.

001 Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Ecotone Vineyard

A quick Coravin pull of this wine on a whim doesn't disappoint. There is a sense of polish and refinement here that really brings it to the next level. It is medium bodied, which I usually hate…

Sphaerics Chardonnay if and only if

So, "if" you told me that I was going to get fervently missile-locked on a Chardonnay from a new producer out of Alexander Valley, who's the next-best hip and fresh thing to come to the wine scene…

Sphaerics Chardonnay on days and nights

While the "if and only if" is busy in beast training mode for the 2028 Summer Olympics in L.A., the "on days and nights" is bouncing around and scouting Juilliard and Groundlings, hoping Will Ferrell…

Sphaerics Chardonnay overline

Imma make this real easy for you all and, perhaps for the first-ish time in my life, I'll cut to the chase and save you a bunch of verbal acrobatics you have to sift through for me to get to the…

Becklyn Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Moulds Vineyard

This bottle was dialed-in; a more finessed expression of the sometimes touchy 2013 vintage, with friendly red and black berry flavors roped around red cherry, river rock, red licorice, purple plum,…

Adamvs Cabernet Sauvignon Quintvs

This bottle is richy-rich right from the start, but not so heavy that it slows down the flavor wave on entry and carries the chocolate-mulch covered black cherry profile from front to back in quick…

Westborn Sparkling Rosé

Westborn inaugural launch party, Brasswood, St. Helena. Three wines featured:

Westborn Brut

Westborn inaugural launch party, Brasswood, St. Helena. Three wines featured: