Reviews

Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Tiiiiiiiiiight and linear, but luckily not angry or overly angular, the 2021 Eisele needs time of course, as in 10-15 years minimum. Red and black fruits dominate, with some pine and pebbly soil…

Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

From a Coravin pull. I gotta say, this was strikingly fabulous. Will it be even better in 10/15/20 years? I mean, I guess, maybe, probably, depending on your stylistic preferences. However, right out…

Christopher Tynan Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vines Meleagris Gallopavo

Dark, chewy, and brooding, this carries a thicker and richer texture than other MGs. Deep and ripe black cherry, cassis, black currant, wet bark, purple plum skin, and soil. Finishes slightly warm,…

Kinsman Eades Syrah Aberro White Hawk Vineyard

This bottle was a shy guy and completely muted on the nose throughout consumption. Boysenberry, blackberry, and some meaty olive notes lurk within an otherwise texturally superior Syrah.

Carter Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon La Verdad Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard

Red cherry and blackberry pie, red and black licorice, black current, vanilla, and red cherry syrup. Comes on strong and finishes hot. Missing the black earth and LPV rock elements, presumably masked…

Château L'Evangile

2020 Lafleur (99+) 2020 Cheval Blanc (97+) 2020 Ausone (99-100) 2020 Trotanoy (97) 2020 L'Evangile (96-97)

Château Trotanoy

2020 Lafleur (99+) 2020 Cheval Blanc (97+) 2020 Ausone (99-100) 2020 Trotanoy (97) 2020 L'Evangile (96-97)

Château Ausone

2020 Lafleur (99+) 2020 Cheval Blanc (97+) 2020 Ausone (99-100) 2020 Trotanoy (97) 2020 L'Evangile (96-97)

Château Cheval Blanc

2020 Lafleur (99+) 2020 Cheval Blanc (97+) 2020 Ausone (99-100) 2020 Trotanoy (97) 2020 L'Evangile (96-97)

Château Lafleur

2020 Lafleur (99+) 2020 Cheval Blanc (97+) 2020 Ausone (99-100) 2020 Trotanoy (97) 2020 L'Evangile (96-97)

Domaine Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin Ostrea

Dark berries, red-on-black fruit, dark spices, hints of loam. A little chewy in texture (which I like), giving it an extra tick of breadth; also clean and pure on entry. Can be drunk now but has the…

Elyse Cabernet Sauvignon Morisoli Vineyard

In great shape. A lot of fruit, with a nice balance of tension. Finishes softer, with smooth blackberry and red/black cherry. Chewy. Starts to tighten up with air. Overall.Gobs of fruit. A hint of…

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Red cherry and purple fruit spritz; reduced. Great fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, and purple-red skinned cherry. A streak of neon red cherry flashes around the core. Raw and exciting.

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Sweet fruit on the nose equates to sweet-sour on the palate (in a good way). When compared to the 2020 and 2021, this 2022 carries brighter red cherry flavors that pop on the palate with intense…

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Dark, serious, tense, tannic (but still perfectly balanced), and maybe even a bit 'The Professional,' with its brooding and beady-eyed black cherry flavors piercing the palate throughout the attack,…

Morisoli Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

With notably softer contours than the 2021, this 2020 is kinda red-purple fruity on the front end and kinda darker on the tail. It's a medium bodied animal, with a cherry note that carries through…

Château Mouton Rothschild

At Single Thread.

Château Larcis Ducasse

Freshness is at the forefront with the 20% Cab Franc pushing the Merlot to the side and flooding the senses with red/purple licorice, red cherry, and floral notes on the playful attack. With more…

Philip Togni Cabernet Sauvignon

From Magnum.

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…

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.…

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*.