Behrens & Hitchcock, Kenefick Ranch Unfiltered Reserve, Napa Valley

Still drinking. Nice acid Dark fruit

2000 vintage

Just picked up 4 of these at an auction. It’s really good. I lean toward Bordeaux so at this stage of life this cab was fantastic. Perfectly integrated tannins and fruit.

2003 vintage

Nose is barnyard cherry, oiled leather. Initially a bit tight and slightly bitter, but opens up into a dark cherry cocktail with a bit of acidity. Clearly past its prime but still quaffable.

2003 vintage

Over the hill, raisiny.

2002 vintage

Bottle had turned.

2002 vintage

Sadly, this bottle was FLAWED.

2002 vintage

Pulled the cork, purplish brown & synthetic. Couldn't distinguish whether the cork smelled like grapes or chocolate, probably both. The nose on this wine was massive, what a baller this wine is!! Plenty of chocolate covered cherries, with a distinct aroma of licorice, that pulled you in, anticipating the taste. On the palate, I marveled at the extraordinary complexity this wine displayed. An enormous amount of chocolate & and cherries, with berries and licorice resting on a full blown finish, …

2002 vintage

Extremely mellow for a B&H, but not to the point that is was void of fruit. These days I rather prefer this label in this final stage, vs the bombastic candied fruit bruisers most tend to be early on. This one still carried a smidge of high alc palate in the end, which kept it from being one of the best bottles I've had here. Still - good stuff, but I wouldn't hold past another year or two.

2003 vintage

Lovely wine despite the off-putting plastic cork - deep purple, rich, ripe fruit, nicely integrated tannin.

2002 vintage

Ripe fruit but not over the top. Blueberries.

2003 vintage

Big hit at a Memorial Day party!

2003 vintage

Popped and poured at a relatively new restaurant in Wilmington named Rx. Dark fruits and espresso on the nose. Tannins were well integrated with a long finish of black currant.

2003 vintage

From Magnum (no rubber cork here). It opened up within 30 minutes. Loads of white pepper, but not so much as to harm the overall package. Nearly jammy blackberries. Some sweet Oak and black currant.

2002 vintage

RICH FRUIT IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR, BLACKBERRIES, BLACK CHERRIES, LICORICE. NICE COMPLEXITY AND A MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.

2000 vintage

Sampled 7/9/12. Fruit bomb with too much alcohol and Oak to make me happy. It did not get better after 4 hours in the air.

2003 vintage

As others have noted, this is rather fruit-subdued for a B&H. It does still have that tell-tale dark fruit game plan - although here it's dribbling in the backcourt, instead of pushing it up the floor. But yeah, this is still the goods - and in a great place right now with its soft blue texture and hint of spice. This juice was a bit overwhelmed by the crazy sushi rolls we paired it with - so this may be …

2003 vintage

PnP from a magnum. Nice fruit profile, not too ripe like some B&H's. Black & blueberries, soft yet still has a few more years to mellow more.

2003 vintage

Paint thinner.

2002 vintage

Sampled 4/29/11. Damn purple rubber corks. Wine was oxidized and nothing but prunes, raisins and alcohol.

2002 vintage

same notes as before. still drinking well.

2000 vintage

Had Ellen decant at 4pm, with stopper on decanter. Perfect at dinner, and kept improving over the next 1-1/2 hrs. Our Wine Of The Month! Slight good herbal notes, typical of vintage, and similar to Heitz Martha's Vineyard, or Saaicaia. Glad I have a magmum.

2000 vintage

Sampled 4/3/10. Much better than I thought it would be. Huge overripe black fruits, a little Asian spice, a pretty smooth wine but the tannins have solid structure. A very long finish that impresses. Just the right amount of toasted vanilla Oak. Lovely. Drink over the next decade.

2002 vintage

From a 750 with a purple synthetic cork. Acetone nose, another B&H disaster. Quite a contrast to the same wine consumed just 1 week ago which was fabulous from magnum with a real cork.

2002 vintage

From magnum with a real cork, at post baseball BBQ. Serve this wine cold, at cellar temp, and decant it as there is quite a lot of sediment. Deep nose showing cassis, espresso, and ripe blueberries. Very rich inky and velvety texture with mostly resolved tannins. Long finiish, no notes of VA or acetone and other typical overripe notes that you get with B&H.

2002 vintage

Final bottle; decanted and consumed over 90 mins. Less in-your-face-blueberry than many B&H wines, as llink said this is among their better bottlings. Still has telltale B&H Blue notes,but in a good place without being in-your-face. Still good for another 2-5 years; it might get a little softer, but it'll always be a calicab.

2003 vintage

Sweet tanins, lucious flavors of cherry and dark chocolate. Too much alcohol which detracts from the nose. Excellent wine

2002 vintage

this was a wonderful wine. we drank it from a large format (3.0L) so i am not sure how it is drinking from a smaller form factor. black cherry on the palate. the nose of this wine was one of the better that i have experienced in a while. the finish to the wine was well balanced and not dry. some pencil lead on the nose. we opened the bottle and decanted half of it for 1 hour. the wine …

2000 vintage

Best showing yet for a B&H wine. Note this was a magnum and had a real cork and not the synth cork...might explain why is was holding up so well. Deep nose of cassis, blueberries and cedar, none of the VA/acetone and off aromas that mar most B&H wines. Very rich but balanced palate, with a nice combination of acidity and structure. Very satisfying and long finish. This is a wow B&H for me, considering previous poor experience with most …

2003 vintage

Just a hint of green olive, but the taste is full of bright red cherry cola and a little bit of plum. Very sweet, very nice for after dinner.

2000 vintage

A beautiful wine. Full-bodied, expressive notes of dark fruits, oak, and cassis with a hint of coffee.

2003 vintage

What's the story?! If someone had been smoking near this bottle when I opened it, I might not have lived to write a note about it. Basically, gasoline with some dark cherry undertones. Totally alcoholic, volatiles that made me think chemistry laboratory (benzene, toluene, etc.). I usually love B&H but not this bottle. An awful, mess of a bottle. Why are my notes so different from Parker and Tanzer? Am I missing something? Was this a bad bottle?

2002 vintage

Very rich wine with blueberry, vanilla, toasted oak and a powerful mid palate of mint and eucalyptus. Still too young to get the full character of this wine, but was enjoyable

2003 vintage

Decanted a magnum for 3 hours. Usual dark purple Cab color; fruity black & blueberries, slight alcohol burn in the nose, not much more. Medium plus weight. Fruit forward, but not a fruit bomb. Nice balance overall, silky smooth, soft tannins, just not big complexity. Drinks very nice now yet still can go for another 5+ years.

2003 vintage

Opened for a 30 min decant, then returned to bottle w/cork for ride to tasting. Served 2.5 hours after initial opening. No notes taken, but in one word - delicious. Everyone at the tasting agreed. Dark purple color, thick yet not completely full-bodied. Nose of blueberries and other great Napa Cab fruit smells, though not a fruit bomb - subtle. Has some heat to it early on, but of course the last glass was the best. Can drink it now, …

2002 vintage

Decanted and allowed to sit for 30 mins while coming to temp. This is all blue and blackberry, a little watery, very fine-grained tanins, and a sharp tinge of oak and alcohol which abated after 2 hrs of decant time. I should have given this time to come to temp. prior to decanting, and believe that with 4-5 hrs this might have come together. However with the time allotted it was disjointed and not up to par.

2003 vintage

Medium to full bodied. Lots of licorice, chocolate, blueberry. Deep, rich flavors.

2002 vintage

Upon opening, a bit green and herbacious on the nose, much more pleasant on the palate. Then decanted, and allowed to sit for 45 minutes, and consumed over following 3 hrs. Opaque and purple in appearance, black fruits and plum flavors with a bit of cardomom. Nice silky tanins, however the fruit softened a bit too much after 2 hours in the decanter. Niot a typical "in your face" B&H wine, this was almost refined. Enjoy over the next 2-3 …

2000 vintage

Wonderful!

2002 vintage

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