Hall, Kathryn Hall Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Very good 1 hr decanting at restaurant

2018 vintage

Great wine typical hall wine and drinking well right now. Was great with an italian meal. so smooth.

2018 vintage

Bad cork so won’t be able to enjoy its full potential.

2010 vintage

Katherine Hall Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 A fantastic wine, and exactly what one would expect. Which, in this case, is not faint praise but confirmation that rigor, discipline, and pedigree still matter in a Napa Valley increasingly distracted by novelty acts and Instagram tannins. The 2018 Katherine Hall opens with an assured calm. Blackcurrant, graphite, cassis, and a distinctly Rutherford-adjacent dustiness glide out of the glass with zero urgency. This wine does not need to announce itself. It knows you will …

2018 vintage

Similar to my last bottle but showed a little more age on the finish. Opened as part of a vertical with an 2017 and both were delicious. I loved both but preferred the 2017. If you still have some in the cellar then I would drink this soon. My last of this vintage.

2005 vintage

What a luscious wine. Nose was full of floral and dark fruit. Flavors followed with bright and dark cherry fruit! What a treat!

2018 vintage

After 15 years of cellar slumber, we decided to enjoy our last bottle of the 2010 Kathyrn Hall. Opened with a 30 minute decant. The black fruits are still driving but the secondary and some tertiary flavors are coming up fast. I agree some other tasters that it has become more disjointed but still a decent enjoyment level. Still bold but fading quickly. Not as balanced as previous bottles but the fruit, oak, and herbal elements are still there, for …

2010 vintage

Excellent

2018 vintage

Wow. Just opened, but you can already tell this wine is in a sweet spot. Big bright fruit: cherries and black fruit rounded out with fennel and floral notes. Tannins are there, but nicely balanced with acidity and fruit. Thirty minutes in and peppery spice and pencil shavings have emerged. Fruit profile moving toward dark plums.

2018 vintage

In a sweet spot. Lucious

2018 vintage

Vanilla, cassis, loamy earth, dark chocolate shavings. Black forest cake. Dark, unctuous.

2018 vintage

Enjoyed with a seared filet mignon. Outstanding. Lots of flavor and still drinking well. But open other bottles soon.

2006 vintage

The last one of these I had was a little tight when I opened it but the next day it was awesome, so I decanted this for six hours and it was really good

2018 vintage

This went from being rather tight when I opened it to fabulous on the second day. I recommend giving this a some air and coming back to it tomorrow

2018 vintage

Absolutely stunning. Dark rich fruits, structure still in tact. Shocking at how good this was drinking

2003 vintage

Cork in great shape. Drank well. No decline.

2005 vintage

Other notes say this one is past its prime, but I think it is still drinking well. Great nose, still tannic though smooth. I would drink more if I had it!

2006 vintage

Tannins still have a pretty firm grip. Even after 2-3 hours.

2018 vintage

PnP. Mellowed nose of stewed fruit compote. On the palate plenty of darker red fruit but tannins are a bit subdued loosing a few points on layers and complexity. Drink now and at most over the next couple of years. Curious if it would have been a far better with a few years ago...

2010 vintage

Opened on July 3, PNP. Operator error, needed time to open up- quite disjointed and hot. Put in the fridge with a secure stopper and had a much more approachable wine on July 6. Beautiful blackberry and plum fruit, cedar and cassis with firm tannins. Quite enjoyable. Have 3 bottles to go and I plan to give at least 1 hour from opening to consumption.

2010 vintage

Dark fruit, considerable tannic structure. Currant and vanilla come to the fore.

2018 vintage

Good stuff. Quite concentrated and dark fruited, with a polished ripe fruit with a hint of liquor to the fruit quality. Persistent finish. Large scared but balanced.

2018 vintage

Similar to the last bottle of this. Gorgeous nose and I love the flavor profile. This has ripe tiers of dark black and blue fruit, plum, currant and blackberry flavors, with just a touch of heat on the finish from the oak. Hints of anise, cigar, and cedar round out the taste profile. A nice long and lingering finish. Had with an 04 Cask and 18 Scarecrow with it and both were spectacular.

2010 vintage

Honestly, it's much better than I expected. I knew it was good, but not this good. Temp was 55 when I pulled the bottle. Decanted roughly 45 mins. Color is a deep almost purple color, plum with dark chocolate and a little earthy. It tastes fresh yet a really refined smooth finish. Someone much smarter than me might be able to answer this, is the 4% of merlot in it what makes it so smooth?

2018 vintage

Decanted 2 hours-but not sure it’s necessary . Tannins have softened -melting into an potpourri of black fruit, cedar, butterscotch . Full mouth feel long long finish. Not past it’s prime by any means but I’d recommend drinking over the next year. Paired beautifully with cumin /Dijon baked pork chops .

2010 vintage

Craving 4/20/24

2018 vintage

No formal notes

2018 vintage

Really enjoyed this wine. I am surprised it drank very well without decanting unlike some other 2018s I've had recently. A good balance of fruit and tannin, with a really great mid-palate which I think is the standout for this wine. I find the acidity to be on the lower end but not a bad thing as the structure and tannin balances the wine very nicely. Very easy drinking and approachable, and you can definitely taste the quality.

2018 vintage

I was impressed that this bottle had so much life left. Note of black raspberry, blueberry, vanilla, mint. Tannins were soft. Perhaps dry hay but not must or wet leaves. This wine was super enjoyable, and I wish I had more 2006 left. Drink now.

2006 vintage

Black fruit, licorice, complex flavors, tannins are a little harsh. Long finish. Hold a few more years.

2010 vintage

Past its finest days. An earlier core of currant and roasted herbs still lingers, but now enveloped in customary attributes of age -- prune, leather, butterscotch.

2010 vintage

Deep dark purple. Drinking extremely well now. Robust black fruit with a hint of oak. Opened 30 minutes before serving, drank over 90 minutes. Wine softened out over time. Initial sips had a trace of a bitter note that dissipated quickly. Like many of the 2005 Napa cabs that I have had, this wine is very pleasant and smooth, however the finish is shorter than other vintages and the complexity of the best vintages is lacking.

2005 vintage

Extremely well-balanced and enjoyable. The bottle is a little on the expensive side, but it is a treat and should age nicely. My fave vintage from this vintner.

2018 vintage

Plum currant hint of dark cocoa. Elegant with tannins that grip slightly. Smooth and rich. Has evolved and is drinking beautifully now. Still many years left.

2010 vintage

A beautiful wine - lighter than the normal Napa wines. The nose was full of sweet light red fruit along with a lingering herb - maybe sage. The pallet was full of ripe red cherry fruit and some darker black cherry flavors. The finish was spectacular with soft tannins and a nice acid blast that lingers forever! Absolutely so good!

2018 vintage

drink now. at end of life. still good

2006 vintage

Added at the end of dinner and splash decanted. Terrific napa profile. Lovely mixed of black currants and red fruit highlights. Nice core of polished if firm tannins really hold this together and sets this apart lwngthy finish. Well crafted and enjoyable.

2018 vintage

Both bottles were flawed or this wine is going through a strange stage.

2018 vintage

Kathryn Hall Cabernet Vertical 2008-2020 presented by Kathryn Hall (Joe’s Seafood - Chicago) : 97% Cabernet Sauvignon 2% Merlot 1% Petit Verdot 20m, 70% new French oak Extremely polished, but also a little VA to salt it. Light sediment. Wonderfully harmonious aromas. Most complexity of the line-up so far. Modest tannin. Freshness. Fruit of the aromas, doesn’t entirely follow to the palate.

2010 vintage

Double decanted - but only for 1 hour. Deep currant and plum notes with an overlay of red fruit. In general, Consistent with notes of 8/17/2018 but even more fleshed out.

2010 vintage

Bold and tannins still holding and gripping well. 7.5/10. Feels like 20 months of new French oak but I have no idea. When unveiled (by comparison) when I have had this previously, it was too acidic and aggressive. (I.e. too young) Light nose. Very light cassis. The 17 years has done this well. Beautifully balanced. Oaky with hints of bark and some good yet not overpowering acidity in the finish. Still full bodied. Definitely a positive surprise.

2006 vintage

Thick and rich but at or past prime

2010 vintage

Opened last night. I wasn't impressed then, and I'm not impressed now. Purple-red color is fine, but the wine seems suppressed and subdued in both nose and mouth. What fruit there is tends to the dark side. Prunes come to mind. And vinegar. Mouth is better, but still not good enough to merit close to the price. I have had a much better bottle of this, but I can't diagnose the problem with this bottle, or why it smells and …

2018 vintage

Lot of bright red fruits. Excellent expression of Cali cab sauv, however too bold and high in alcohol (15.8%) for my taste. But an excellent wine

2018 vintage

This was a great wine once; however, it is losing its shine. It is drinking as one note now and doesn't have the fruit and freshness left. Drink up if you still have some.

2005 vintage

Opened last night. Saturated purple-ruby with red legs. Super-concentrated nose is deep and loaded, with a nice core of flowers and anise. Very ripe and extracted, but not really showing much alcohol or heat. Well-delineated flavors with blackberry, earth and bramble. Smooth, varietal finish. I was expecting more complexity in the mouth, but perhaps too young to really show its true colors. 5-13-16-8: 92/100.

2018 vintage

Great wine. Still has good energy, but its around peak so no sense in holding anymore.

2010 vintage

Perfect

2010 vintage

Similar to my other note, I’d still give this a few years to really hit its stride.

2018 vintage

Subdued fruit + secondary + tertiary aromas and taste. Velvety texture. Lovely wine at the end of its maturity plateau. Drink up soon before it declines. Edit: Second day (properly stored overnight) - fell apart completely. Drink up!

2005 vintage

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