Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

From the Far Niente winery, blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 1% Malbec & 1% Petit Verdot. Deep Ruby red color with aromas of dark berry fruits with floral spice and oaky notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry jam and red plum with licorice, vanilla, leather and espresso. Tannins are fine, a bit chalky and tight, long finish ending with fruit, toasty cedar and earthy spice. Enjoyable now but a few years will reward. Pair this with a T-bone with a horseradish peppercorn sauce. — 6 days ago

Kris

9.4

Al Biernat’s North
1/30/2026
Excellent — 6 months ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.1

NV Very tasteful with catchy acids — 9 months ago

Kelly Carlin

9.3

Strange and fantastic. Smoky, meaty, quite tart and delicious. — 2 years ago

Karyn Fricke

9.1

Cherry nose, cedar, very smooth. The entire table enjoyed. — 3 years ago

Aravind A

9.2

A bit overly sweet, but was brought as a pairing experiment. — 5 years ago

with James and Peter

Will

9.2

Shake well. Pour from height. — 6 years ago

Lisa McKinnon

9.2

We hosted friends and wanted something to pair with herb crusted beef tenderloin. Our friends are fond of Italian and French reds. We had two bottles of Far Niente Napa Valley Cab (2019 vintage); decided to go with that. Our friends were very pleased, pronounced it smooth and ready to drink. — 20 days ago

JKT

9.0

Impressed with very earthy notes but balanced on the palate. Those notes persisted in the empty glass with just a few drops over a day — 6 months ago

Jeffery Heavner

9.1

Clean crisp and delicious — 8 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Eric Bordelet is the acknowledged Cider Master from the Loire valley in Normandy (Mayenne). The colour of amber beer. This cider is made from a blend of 19 apple varieties including bitter, sweet and acidic varieties. Aromas of mouldy apple (unsurprisingly) Palate is intense yet refreshing with stewed apple and low acid. Fine bubbles. Only 6% ABV and very enjoyable. — a year ago

President Obama

9.1

@derek's. Honey colored, few bubbles, tasted more like an apple cider than wine. — 4 years ago

John Malcolm

9.4

Opulent. Gauva, pineapple, nectarine, honeydew, and mango. Delicious. — 6 years ago

Ericsson

9.6

One of the boldest cabs with so much potential for again. This has big fresh dark fruit, vanilla, eucalyptus. Great for steak. — 4 months ago

Slestyan

9.0

Butter, oak, lime? — 3 months ago

Jim Lyons

9.7

For what it’s trying to do, and at the price, it’s really fucking good.

Dry with some nice suddle peachy sweetness on the front. — 7 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.1

Nicely balanced and fresh with sliced apple, pear, melon, papaya, tangerine, and a brush of vanilla from 10 months in barrel (30% new). There’s a salty streak here that I didn’t expect. Not over the top. Entry level single vineyard from Far Niente. — 10 months ago

Sharon B

9.4

A nice Christmas gift from my boss, had to share with my brother who just got back from working in Bahrain. — 3 years ago

with Eric

Allison Lyzenga

8.9

Staff BBQ; minimal notes, but my ratings are accurate; balanced, enjoyable — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

EnRoute established in the RRV in 2007 by the partners of Far Niente. Les Pommiers introduced in May 2009 and reflects a blend of vineyards from Green Valley and upper Middle Reach area of RRV AVA. Complex fruit aromas, cedar and mineral notes. On the palate cherry and cranberry flavors with tobacco and toasty oak, rich structured tannins. Nice mouthfeel, zesty crisp acidity ending with fruit, mineral and oak character. Nice! Tasting Sample. — 7 years ago