Features & Reviews

“This red wine hails from a site on Spring Mountain, and it is immediately expressive of the mountain, boasting dark, loamy earth, sagebrush, and bay leaf. …layers upon layers of juicy, inky dark fruit unfold alongside graphite minerality.”

“…it skyrockets from the glass with intense notes of red currant jelly and cassis, leading to hints of licorice, tar, menthol, and mossy tree bark. The full-bodied palate is stacked with densely laden, muscular black fruit, framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long and minerally. Stunning.”

“Deeply perfumed, with dark fruit, bay laurel, violets, potpourri and a lovely, earthy forest floor note on the nose….This is truly excellent, with so much verve and flash. It has a lifetime ahead.”

“2023 Proprietary Red Wine sports a deep plum hue as well as a stunning perfume of ripe blackcurrants, black cherries, graphite, spicy oak, violets, and orange blossom…It’s easily the most complete wine to emerge from this estate to date and shows the potential of this site just north of St. Helena.”

“…deep, rich and concentrated, a full-bodied effort that shows impressively vibrant cassis notes on the long, elegant finish.”

“Smooth, supple, long and harmonious, with hints of mocha and dark chocolate on the finish, there are enough tannins to think it won’t be only an early-drinker.”

“Full-bodied, it carries the hallmark powerful Spring Mountain tannins, yet there is an added softness and generosity that enhances its accessibility.”

“Opulent, Juicy, Black Fruit, Cassis, Earthy, Black Olives, Full bodied, Refreshing Acidity, Subtle Oak, Velvety Texture, High Tannin, Youthful”

“…this plush, sexy, pleasure-bent 2022 will have a solid 10-15 years of prime drinking and probably more.”

“A gorgeous, ripe and mouth-filling wine that offers bold flavors and a full body.”

“So luscious, broad and velvety… It’s the debut vintage from a new wine estate…”

“Expressive, Bright, Blue Fruit, Cassis, Minty, Violets, Full bodied…”

“A rich, full-bodied, concentrated 2021, it has a layered, elegant mouthfeel, perfectly integrated oak, plenty of tannins, and a great finish… a stunningly complete, layered, impressive Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.”

“…a stylish and polished wine with lifted blackberry and blueberry fruit, accented by graham cracker spice, fragrant new cedar, sage, and spearmint. Full-bodied, it showcases powerful Spring Mountain tannins that are robust and deeply embedded on the palate.”

“…the full-bodied palate is dense and concentrated yet simultaneously silky and fine, with a lingering elegant finish.”

“A solidly built red, with muscle to its mix of dark currant, boysenberry and blackberry reduction notes, all inlaid with cocoa powder, loam and graphite… In the power style, but with the energy for balance…”

“…darker fruit notes of blackberry, plum, black licorice, black cherry …lingering note of toasted cedar.”