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Jake had this 7 days ago
This is Crazy 8 vineyard. A 3 acre vineyard in Yountville near the Silverado trail. This may be one of the best current vintage Napa cabs I’ve ever had. It’s a monster reminiscent of stags leap fruit- dark motor oil. Blackberries. Plush yet resolved. Rich, smooth, distinctive. In a line up of highly regarded Beckstoffer vineyard cabs, this blew them away. At $260, this is a steal. Incrediblely impressive — 7 days ago
This is out of 3 Liter. Tasted fresher than the san Giacomo magnum ‘16 I had two days ago. Rich. Great color. Still fresh. No nuts at all. Peach, apricot. — 7 days ago
Not my favorite. Too much alcohol, too much misplaced/wood spice. — 7 days ago
‘17 in ‘25 out of magnum. Killer. Aged perfectly. Mineral. — 7 days ago
Firetree has one vineyard, Chardonnay. -which is behind Hyde in carneos. From that, they make two Chardonnays. Bunny hills and this, Fidem- which is faith in Latin and in reference to those two favorite vineyard blocks, F and E. Julien Fayard makes the Chardonnays. This is an incredible Chardonnay. Multi mineral. — 7 days ago
Jake had this 7 days ago
Out of magnum. — 7 days ago
Jake Hajer
This out of 3 Liter. Tasting great. Cranberry. — 7 days ago