Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Blend of 75% Cabernet Franc, 11% Petite Verdot, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petite Sirah, deep Ruby red color, purple edges, with aromas of black fruits, baking spice and cedar notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry, currants and ripe black cherry with pepper, oak, cacao and floral notes. Fine savory tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, oak and spice. — 21 days ago

Jan G

9.1

Delightful for summer. Strawberry and cherry aromas. With Louise — 4 years ago

Stephen Osgood

9.1

Fun one from Alfio Moriconi. — 5 years ago

Des Adams

10

Paid $10 at Hy-Vee since it was in the wrong basket — 6 months ago

Josh Eichorn

9.9

A perfect wine? Perhaps. Not many Napa wines can have this kind of horsepower at 19 years old (I was always told Napa wines fall apart after 15 years). I’ve never had Screaming Eagle or Grace Family or any of the new “premier cru” wines. What I will say, though, is that I have a hard time imagining a wine being better than this. Plush, with a solid core. Very little fade. Let it breathe, but it was drinkable right out of the bottle, rich with refined tannins, so much fruit, so much pleasure. The oak is now seamless with the wine, not an addition, but a part of it. If you had told me this was a more recent vintage, I would have believed you. This was Cosentino’s top of the line and what a top it was. Age has allowed for more complexity (I did taste this when it was newly bottled) and development, but this is a young wine, still. Nothing out of place. It is one of the best wines I’ve ever tasted. Quintessential Napa, the best the valley has to offer. I forget the story of “the secret clone” but knowing what all the steps are in making great wine, having this clone was just one of the many right choices in making this. This one may outlive me. It is in its prime with no end in sight. Perfect? I’m not sure. But I’ve not had better. — 2 years ago

Robert

8.9

Tastes like a combo of cab and pinot: good. Perfume nose. — 5 years ago

Josh Armenta

9.3

Great wine single verity, needs a steak. Fresh juice with plenty of lively acid. Fresh and yummy. — 10 months ago

Steve Gerths

9.1

Eat with pizza. Strawberry/cherry with vanilla baking spice — 4 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Great red soft fruit flavor with solid tannins but not overwhelming. — 5 years ago

Steve Gerths

9.5

A fruit bomb-black cherry and raspberry jam, white pepper, and toffee. Like candy in a bottle! — 6 years ago