485 Wine Reviews Found

  • Region: Napa
Cavus Cabernet Sauvignon Stag’s Leap 2010
96 Points

Cavus Cabernet Sauvignon Stag’s Leap 2010

The glass explodes with a bowl full of ripe red cherry and jammy red and black fruit. The the palate is loaded with red and black currant, creme de cassis, graphite, and mixed red fruits on the finish. Simply gorgeous now, it should cellar beautifully for the next 10 years.

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Colgin Cabernet Blend IX Estate 2007
98 Points

Colgin Cabernet Blend IX Estate 2007

The staggeringly rich, complex, harmonious, impeccably well-balanced 2007 Proprietary Red Estate exhibits aromas of spring flowers, cedarwood, Asian spices, licorice, blueberries, and blackberries. distinct liqueur of minerals buttresses the full-bodied, massive concentration, giving an overall impression of elegance, purity, and harmony. This is another seamless tour de force in winemaking. It should drink well for...

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Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
93 Points

Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

At Porthos, we’ve been touting Frank Altamura’s massive Cabernets for years and now our esteemed friend Robert Parker jumped on the bandwagon awarding this new vintage a whopping , saying was blown away by the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, which spent almost 34 months in 70% new French oak barrels. The wine is beautifully impressive, with...

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94 Points

Barbour Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2005

Impeccably well balanced and pure, it offers elegant, sweet black currant and dark blackberry fruit tightly interwoven with cedar, vanillin, and a hint of melted licorice notes. This beautifully proportioned Cabernet is very finely tuned. Today, this wine is wound up tight, reminiscent of a elegant Bordeaux (actually reminds me of the first time tasted...

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98 Points

Bure Cabernet Sauvignon Duration 2009

This new Buré Cabernet blend (20% Cabernet Franc) is dense, rich and hedonistic with a strong backbone of dark fruit including deftly balanced blueberry, juicy plums, leathery tobacco, and creamy vanilla from the new French oak. The profound tannins introduce this impressive wine’s pedigree….all deftly melded together within an silky smooth texture and mouth coating...

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Cavus Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap 2005
95 Points

Cavus Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap 2005

Made in a seductive mouth-filling style, this smooth rich and creamy Cabernet leads off with an inspiring medley of mocha-laced currant, blackberry, mint chocolate and hints of hazelnut and brownies on the finish. This wine is perfectly finessed and graceful, guaranteeing a thrill ride anytime now (after decanting 1/2 hour) through 2016. 200 cases made.

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Constant Claret 2005
93 Points

Constant Claret 2005

The mountaintop vineyards produce complex red wine grapes with an exquisite array of dark fruit flavors combined with luscious tannins that make this wine built to last!

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Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
95 Points

Altamura Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Big Cabernet lovers will rejoice over this tremendous new release! Big, dense, dark and built for long term aging. This wine is intensely concentrated with a complex core of ripe black fruits, black olives followed by rich cocoa, and toasty walnuts seamlessly dance across the palate. The intense flavors are held together with the structure...

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Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon Juliet 2008
96 Points

Beau Vigne Cabernet Sauvignon Juliet 2008

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, it exhibits a dark ruby/purple color in addition to abundant amounts of creme de cassis and floral characteristics, with black fruits, cherry, cocoa, tobacco box, full-bodied power, supple tannins, a layered mouthfeel, and a long, savory finish. It can be enjoyed now and over the next 15+ years.

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