Mettler Family Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi

Splash double decant. Deep dark magenta color. Oreo cookie, coffee grounds, blackberry, plum, and tangerine. Smooth, dry palate. Full, round tannins on the longish finish. This is my greatest aging achievement. I bought this more than six years ago, very early in my wine collecting. It’s been sitting untouched in my first Eurocave since that time. It has aged very well.

2013 vintage

One of the best Cabernets I've had. At @$60 it's a steal

2013 vintage

An Interesting wine. Drink now

2013 vintage

Ordered from a restaurant's wine list, this bottle was uncorked, poured and serially tasted over two hours. A deep ruby/red blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Merlot that was sourced entirely from the Estate's vineyard in Chiles Valley, it delivers an attractive package of cassis, dark plum, anise, nutmeg and cocoa on both the nose and palate. Medium-to-full-bodied, fresh, seamlessly alcoholic (14.3%), judiciously oaked and with plentiful sweet tannins, it is layered on the mid-palate and finishes long. This …

2013 vintage

Better, Less value than expected

2013 vintage

Good notes for this price point. Nice body subtle notes

2013 vintage

Same notes as before. bought a case hoping to see it through 10 years plus of evelutions....not sure if this case will even last the year. Great QPR and worth multiple case buys. Performs so well at this price point. More balanced than most 2013, with the requisite stuffing for the long haul but drinking so well already. Definitely worth a try.

2013 vintage

This is something different in 2013, a classically styled Napa Cab, Red and berries, some dark fruit, medium bodied, but rather tannic and very structured, very nicely done, elegant and not a large scale brash Napa cab, definitely some menthol /mint coolness juicy, with a medium length finish. This is a great value and deserves a case or two to watch over the next decade.

2013 vintage

Purple color, licorice and black fruit nose with smooth textural tannins. Very nice fruit, well balanced. Long finish. Drinking very nicely now.

2013 vintage

Alongside with Corison and Rubicon cabernets. And finally another totally different style if compared with its peers. On the nose intense smoky notes, black fruit and some sweet spices. Dense and soft texture, almost sweet passage through the throat. Sweet would be a bad summary because the charm of this wine resides in its complexity and balance that have managed to reach between the voluptuous and the delicious elements. By the way, it was the bottle more complicated to pair …

2013 vintage

Wait...wait 5 years plus... Highly tannic

2013 vintage

A little overwrought - felt like it was trying to hard to be a big boy but it just did not work too well.

2013 vintage

A wine worth walking through a Noreaster to procure, this hug me then slap me in the kisser , is full of warm love. Hot chocolate, raspberry, leather and roasted almonds leaves this soul quite content.

2013 vintage

Similar impressions to previous bottle. Gobs of red and blue fruits, marshmallow and spice. Fine on it's own but might be better with a hearty meat (lamb or beef) dish. Will definitely pick up a couple more.

2013 vintage

Medium bodied with silky smooth tannins. Less complex than some cabs, but paired excellently with beef tenderloin on Christmas.

2013 vintage

Drank over two nights. Dark purple, almost opaque in the glass. Nose showed black fruits, vanilla and spice. On the palate gobs of fruit, toasted marshmallow and spice and cover the the 15.6% ABV. Very new world and drinking well. Jill liked it. Better on day one, no need to hold this one, but for $20 a great value.

2013 vintage

HOT. Big, concentrated, engineered, very high alcohol. Too overbearing to enjoy.

2013 vintage

Tasted blind. Clear, medium (+) ruby with some purple hues. The nose is clean, with some ripe, black fruit, vanilla, baking spice and cedar. The palate is consistent with the nose and has a fair amount of residual sugar, with medium acidity, medium (+) tannins and high alcohol at 15.6%. This wine is all about the 18 months in 65% new French oak and the ripe fruit. Unabashedly New World in style and accessible early. 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petite …

2013 vintage

A nice restaurant wine that comes out of the bottle firing on all cylinders. Moderate body and tannins (6.5/10) with moderately light fruit. Not too much complexity.

2013 vintage

Big ripe wine very alcoholic at almost 16% and some residual sugar. Nonetheless it is a decent if overbearing Cabernet. Have with hearty food and an ice cube. Do not age.

2013 vintage

Dark ruby color. Black cherries and jammy raspberries on the nose, along with cedar, some sweet coffee and dark chocolate shavings. Big and mouth-filling, the tannins are chewy and velvety, medium-low acidity. The currant and blackberry fruit is dark and saucy, but there’s quite a bit going on underneath (fallen leaves, roasted nuts, coffee, eucalyptus, dark chocolate). A big but delicious wine. The fruit (which includes 12% Petite Sirah) comes from the Johant, Clements Hills and Mokelumne River areas of …

2013 vintage

Very nice nose, jammy round flavor, medium finish. Fantastic qpr.

2013 vintage

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