Lewelling Vineyards Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena, USA, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
23
professional
Vintages
1
2009
Other
93/100
Cabernet Sauvignon
NV
Community Reviews
2525
Reviews
93.0
Avg Score
96
Highest
Taster #8613
· May 11, 2025
92/100
Cigar box, tar, lots of big dark fruit.
2009 vintage
Taster #5533
· Apr 21, 2024
93/100
Similar notes as previous tastings. Ruby color. Red and black fruits in the nose and flavor, blackberries, currants, black cherries, mocha and licorice with floral notes. Elegant wine, well balanced, nice complexity and a medium to long smooth finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #5533
· Dec 15, 2023
93/100
Medium ruby color. Red and black fruits in the nose and flavor, blackberries, currants, black cherries, mocha and licorice. Elegant wine, well balanced, nice complexity and a medium to long smooth finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #3291
· Jun 28, 2022
93/100
Really really good stuff. Lots of life and still packing a punch. Has aged beautifully. Such a great QPR.
2009 vintage
Taster #4541
· Feb 19, 2022
94/100
Delicious wine. Notes of red and dark fruits - cherry, currant and a touch of blackberry - followed by licorice and chocolate. Delicious eith the dry-aged, Roseda porterhouse steak.
2009 vintage
Taster #9363
· Aug 1, 2021
95/100
This was spectacular. Perfect balance, great fruit left, tannins resolved. Complex and brooding. Drink this year.
2009 vintage
Taster #7613
· Dec 10, 2020
91/100
Juicy but fully ready to drink.
2009 vintage
Taster #5738
· Jul 11, 2020
90/100
Juicy and hot.
2009 vintage
Taster #8965
· Jul 9, 2020
94/100
Classic Lewelling.
2009 vintage
Taster #6405
· Aug 15, 2019
93/100
Drinking beautifully right now.
2009 vintage
Taster #4379
· Sep 7, 2018
90/100
Enjoyable but over 15% alcohol! Delicious but nothing delicate about his wine.
2009 vintage
Taster #2788
· Jul 19, 2018
Very good.
2009 vintage
Taster #5733
· Apr 15, 2018
93/100
Uncorked an allowed to slow ox for 90 minutes, followed over three hours. This is everything that makes a great California wine..... Bordeaux nose has some dark tea, leather, black plum. Finish could be a little longer, but the fine-grained tannins linger nicely front to mid-palate, and offer dark, aged fruit notes. This is solid on its own or with food. Hold 2020 as the far side of the ideal drinking window. Can’t wait to try a bottle of the …
2009 vintage
Taster #1243
· Dec 12, 2017
93/100
Has matured well. Still needed some time to open, but once it did, it was gorgeous. Tasted over a 2 day period with no substantive change from day to day. Should still have many years left.
2009 vintage
Taster #5733
· Oct 31, 2017
92/100
Pop and pour, mostly enjoyed this delectable sweetness while handing out treats to the kids tonight. Was great on its own but even better with some Moo Cow. Rich berry, tea, and tar aromas with some pepper and spice. Structure is beginning to waiver and become more fruit dominant, indicating this is probably in its peak at present. Yummerlicous is a solid descriptor, and I stand firmly by that word!!
2009 vintage
Taster #3652
· Oct 24, 2017
92/100
needs at least an hour to open up.
2009 vintage
Taster #6330
· Jul 11, 2017
PNP but really solid and well balanced...no excess like I've read others complain about ....terrific wine and good value these days
2009 vintage
Taster #5644
· Jun 15, 2017
94/100
Fantastic fruit. Lucious round tannins. Drink now.
2009 vintage
Taster #5733
· Jun 7, 2017
93/100
Unfortunately this was a pop and pour, ultimately decanted to give it some air as it was a bit tight upon opening. Another typically solid Lewelling, this still has 2-3 years of solid life; in or approaching its peak.
2009 vintage
Taster #1485
· May 27, 2017
95/100
At peak now. It's like candy ina a glass. Crazy sweet fruit with a finish that goes on for minutes. One of the great wine bargains of all time.
2009 vintage
Taster #8965
· Aug 20, 2016
96/100
Tremendous wine. Beautiful nose. Big red and black fruit. Fantastic.
2009 vintage
Taster #8965
· May 14, 2016
95/100
Fantastic! Will only improve with additional age.
2009 vintage
Taster #5733
· Jan 23, 2016
93/100
Restaurant pop and pour. Blackberry, sweet tar resin, red currants and red licorice on the nose. Dry, silky coating on the palate with watery blackberry and sweet dark fruit on a lingering finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #7078
· Aug 13, 2015
95/100
FULL EXTRACTION CABERNET at 15.4 percent. Oh mama. Tasted this one at a wine bar about 2 or 3 years ago. Has been kept in cramped quarters hence the road rashed label. This one has to have a big Malbec component. Poured into the glass with a purple hue. Nose was blackberry cobbler, black licorice, and pie spice. Entry is a full bodied tannic wine yet had the full bodied intensity to still be "silky" on the tongue. Vanilla and …
2009 vintage
Taster #2612
· May 17, 2015
91/100
Big brooding wine, almost overpowering, very high alcoholic content, so this needs to be decanted for a long time.
2009 vintage