Ted

9.5

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

with Jeni

Amy Forst

9.0

Happy Mother’s Day — 7 months ago

Mario Zillner

9.9

Yes.
Its exact composition is a “closely-guarded” family secret, but would assume 60-75% Pinot Noir / 25-40% Chardonnay. 2012 is in a great spot now (+13 years), but it could clearly be set aside for another 5-10+ years to develop even more. Dense, medium+/full-bodied, complex, layered, and simply damn delicious. The SWC will likely always remain my absolute favorite (particularly in strong vintages such as this 2012). Cheers to 2025! — a year ago

Tobin Spratte

9.3

Great QPR wine, one of the better Priorats I've had, especially after too many mediocre ones the last few years. Dark chocolate and raspberry on first pour. As it breathes, the llicorella becomes more pronounced and the cocoa aromas get stronger. — 2 months ago

Todd Scurci

9.1

#champagne #premiercru — 10 months ago

with Annie

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

David Larkins

9.8

This is my favorite wine. Period. — 4 months ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.7

Insane nose. Floral like nothing else. Only Cote Rotie gets this pastille like florality that is dense and layered. Stunning. Some judicious and restrained sweet oak, blackberry, even cassis and so much more. Just sicko complexity. Unreal palate that needs some air for wood to integrate more but wow it’s so stunning. Treacly texture, insane energy, purity and ridic balance. Super. concentration and finesse and terrific granite styled finish. So classy and this will gain so much with air. So juicy, silky and long with air and great refinement. — 7 months ago

Lily Lee

9.0

Dark cherry chocolate and sweet undertones of figs — 2 years ago

Jason Keefer

8.9

Super dusty, would have pegged it for much older. Wet leather, cedar, and cloves. Tasty, but shouldn’t sit for much longer. — 3 years ago

with Natasha