Stuart Pollack

10

What I dream about when I dream about wine. Perfect. Leather and tannins and earth and depth. Drinking at its peak now. The nose is sensational and hits as soon as the bottle is opened. The fruit is complex and dark with some bitterness. Worth its $90 price tag. — 20 days ago

Ted

9.5

Superb. Soft and Lucious. 4 years on lees. Sign me up for more. — 7 months ago

with Jeni

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

C

9.2

With R.
A tad bit on the thinner side but smooth and very fruity. Highly recommend — 4 years ago

Heather Morren

9.0

Pretty good and didn’t make me super stuffed up. — 5 years ago

Jennifer Gray

9.5

Crisp and referring. Mildly sweet with a good berry taste to it. — 5 years ago

Hamilton Schwartz

9.0

Passover 26 — 3 months ago

Evan Roberts

9.1

Delicious and a perfect match for French food — 5 months ago

Amy Forst

9.0

Happy Mother’s Day — a year ago

Lily Lee

9.0

Dark cherry chocolate and sweet undertones of figs — 3 years ago

Andrew Stogran

9.1

Smooth, oaky, buttery. 2020 vintage — 4 years ago

C Coleman

9.5

Smoky, chocolate-covered raspberries, very smooth for its age. Nice bite on the finish. — 5 years ago

Dale Garrison

9.1

At Kit’s good white. Not sweet. — 5 years ago

Chris Miller

8.9

Another score for Stephen Miller — 5 years ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.3

Clear, pale ruby in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced intensity primary aromas of hibiscus, black tea, and raspberries; on the palate, it's dry with medium acidity, low tannins, medium alcohol, medium body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of dried strawberries, candied cherries, and clay pots with a long finish. This wine is intense and well balanced. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. — 3 months ago

with Nellie and

Chris Palmer

9.3

Naked Wines - Max and I enjoyed this. — 2 years ago

Theresa Lee

10

Happy eaaaaster — 3 years ago

with Steven

Martijn

9.4

Fruit and chocolate and some fancy acidity. This is sit back and relax wine! Great stuff! — 5 years ago

Mark Turner

9.5

Clear purple but not opaque. Petrol, earth and tobacco on the nose. Elegant and smooth with layers of tobacco, boysenberry and led pencil with a long elegant earthy finish. Really elegant. Enjoyed it thoroughly. — 5 years ago

Ted Holland

9.3

I started keeping bees a couple of years back so couldn’t resist picking up this wine and what a treat! One of the best zinfandels I’ve enjoyed. A wine to sip and enjoy, complex and refined, grab a bottle to have with close friends! — 5 years ago