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Oak Hill

St Innocent Winery

Freedom Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Joel Lara
9.3

Initially a bit closed, after two hours in the decanter this really opens up. Black cherry and sage come through on the nose and continue onto the palate with additional notes of cassis, bay leaf, and cloves. Has a persistent finish with herbs, spice, and black tea lingering on the palate. The herbal and spice flavors were really vibrant when paired with basil pesto pasta and mushrooms. Medium+ acidity, medium+ body, and medium tannins. This is the 2021 vintage. — 17 days ago

Tom, Neil and 5 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego Premium Badge

@Joel Lara Nice write-up. This is consistently their most difficult Pinot offering to "figure out." Oodles of subtleties vs a few markers/demonstrative tendencies. NOT for the average Pinot Noir drinker.
Joel Lara

Joel Lara

@Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego that’s interesting because as I was drinking it I was thinking about how different it was to a lot of pinots I’ve had. The savory elements are not as loud as they are in other good pinots, but I still found them an intriguing backdrop to the beautiful fruit. The tannin really helped add some complexity on the finish too. I also bought a 2019 Temperance Hill, so looking forward to seeing how that compares.

Far Niente Winery

Napa Valley Chardonnay

Slestyan
9.0

Butter, oak, lime? — 17 days ago

B.R. Cohn

Olive Hill Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

DelectableWino
9.1

Great wine. Elegant dark fruits. Rich. — 2 months ago

Chappellet

Pritchard Hill Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Tom Garland
9.3

hour decant(decent sediment).  A still dark garnet with bricking.   On the nose:  subtle notes of dark fruit, licorice, tobacco, forest floor, herbaceous, olive brine, mocha java.  Taste:  silky, layered, creamy wine with blackberry/dark plum, tobacco, baking spice, mocha java, earth, minerals, dried herbs and a long dry finish.  YUM!! — 2 days ago

Tom, Rick and 9 others liked this

Stony Hill

Napa Valley Chardonnay 2023

Ed Chin
9.0

Refreshing and good mouthfeel, it was lacking in depth, length and on the simple side. — a month ago

Scott@Mister, Hermes and 3 others liked this

Kumeu River

Hunting Hill Chardonnay 2019

Bob McDonald
9.3

This is the 2019 Hunting Hill, same vintage as the recently tasted Kumeu River Coddington. The Coddington remains the more opulent of the Kumeu cuvées. A mouth watering salinity. In this one. As Bob Campbell MW said, this is a Burgundian style (lacking the stone fruit of the Coddington). Although several previous vintages of Mates Vineyard have proved, at least to my palate, that it is the premium Cuvée. — 2 months ago

Somm, Andrew and 18 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

@Bob McDonald, and this note looks like it posted without issue?? Maddening, hang in there!!

Silver Oak

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Janhavi Prasada
9.0

Soft on the palate, floral bouquet, ruby red, distinctive legs m, rich mouth feel ! — 10 days ago

Silver Oak

Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Kate Parkerson
9.4

Yummy, smooth, flavorful, and not too heavy. Had at Josh's — 24 days ago

Iwan and "Odedi" liked this

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Paul J
9.7

WOTN! Bested the 2018 Schrader. — a month ago

Tom, Jan and 3 others liked this

Trefethen Family Vineyards

Oak Knoll District Cabernet Sauvignon

Wulf Losee
9.4

This is the 2022 Block 296 version of this vintage. Truly excellent. Sour cherries and oregano on the nose. Spicy! Sour cherries on the front. Medium to heavy tannic structure. Tangy on the mid palate. Long finish. Not your typical overpowering Napa Cab. — 2 months ago