Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
86
/100
Reviews
17
professional
Vintages
1
2009
Dessert
86/100
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Petite Sirah
NV
Community Reviews
1818
Reviews
86.9
Avg Score
92
Highest
Taster #6499
· May 15, 2020
Held up well over two days with a vacuum. Well balanced - dark berries on the nose, oak and coffee hints. Palate is long and drawn out, very satisfying- integrated with subtle spice notes, some berry, leather and plum. Solid finish!
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Taster #1252
· Dec 29, 2018
92/100
Excellent cab. Needed to de ant due a lot of sediment. Drinking great fight now.
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Taster #3711
· Dec 25, 2018
Fairly yummy, but a bit too alcoholic and not as interesting as we'd hoped.
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Taster #9964
· Jun 28, 2017
92/100
Great cab, perfectly aged
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Taster #8691
· Jul 27, 2016
85/100
Ok, but not as good as I had hoped from Ty
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Taster #6248
· Aug 1, 2015
88/100
Good black fruit - dusty tannins. Has lost fruit from cellaring
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Taster #6248
· May 30, 2015
89/100
Drank at Joanie's - only cab Nikki cared for. Great balance, not overly oaked, and good black fruit finish. Slight vanilla
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Taster #3117
· Aug 20, 2014
92/100
This was FANTASTIC and paired nicely with our tobacco pipes!
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Taster #5126
· Feb 13, 2014
89/100
Exactly what I think when someone says Sonoma Cab. Medium dark garnet color, extended legs. Nose of fresh raspberries and blackberries picked on a summer day, pipe tobacco, five spice, bay leaf, woody character like cinnamon stick. A bit astringent on the taste, alcohol and tannins still raw, but perhaps another year or two in bottle will mellow. Tasty, balanced, specific of place. Just lacking nuances of more elevated wines.
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Taster #2270
· Apr 18, 2013
not sure whats going on here. Windex and broccoli stewed with prunes is what I got from this. had to dump it. I marked it as flawed. I have another one that I will have to open soon.
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Taster #8874
· Jun 15, 2012
79/100
High alcohol lacks complexity,
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Taster #4502
· Apr 15, 2012
Decanted for 30 minutes before drinking. Nose was muted and never opened up, even as the evening progressed. will leave the other bottles in the cellar for a while.
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Taster #2649
· Mar 10, 2012
88/100
Well knit together, still a firm tannin understructure. As always a long finish, very smooth middle body with some astringentcy. As it opens up it becomes almost jammy but with punch. This could lay down another year or so but I don't think I have the disipline.
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Taster #5507
· Jan 14, 2012
Tight and muted on first opening, this screams for a significant decant, but nonetheless has a wonderful velvety balance. Classic Cabernet that is drinks nicely once open ... a few years in the bottle will reward those who are patient.
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Taster #7938
· Oct 4, 2011
78/100
Pretty much all alcohol. Some blackberry-like fruit, but really not good or subtle at all. Odd thing is, my American friends liked it a lot.
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Taster #7938
· Apr 27, 2011
84/100
May well be too young, even for an easy-drinker like this. Tastes of Cabernet, but only a little. The rest is “Ty's flavour” and the experience of a Ty-style wine and his acid zing. might open up in a couple of years to something more.
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Taster #7938
· Apr 27, 2011
87/100
Ty kindly replaced my flawed bottles (it happens and he looks after his customers). Much better when I tasted it in Sonoma. More fruit, the alcohol isn't overpowering, just stiffens the sweetness. It's not the world's most complex dessert wine, but it's full of fun and it'll go down well in the American market, and will pair well with chocolate and other desserts.
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Taster #7938
· Dec 2, 2010
Straight out of the bottle. Deep purple. This is young! HOT nose. Unlike port, the 19% alcohol is the prominent feature of the nose. A hint of bramble and PS fruit. Palate is predominently alcohol with struggling fruit behind. Leaving in open decanter overnight and hope it opens up. Will update tomorrow. EDIT this was a flawed, possibly cooked batch.
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