Colgin, Tychson Hill, Napa Valley

I’m speechless. So good. Dark ruby red. Nice full body. Smooth as silk. Long finish. Spectacular

Harlan, Promontory, Colgin, MacDonald - BLIND : Saturating, juicy, delectable, and all the superlatives you can conjure up to describe what is indeed the most giving of the bunch. Heightened complexity is temporarily on hold during the initial interludes with this wine. It is in full Labrador puppy mode right from the start: All wiggles and zoomies. With air, it quickly becomes better trained, honing its focus and behaving like Sadie or Zanjeer, one of those mega cool James Bond …

Had this blind next to 18 Promontory, 18 Harlan and 16 MacDonald. Unlike last time the Harlan managed to best the Colgin. This was very easy to distinguish during the blind. It was the most fruit driven, opulent and gorgeous right out of the gate. It had all the classic crème de cassis, violets, and freshness I adore in a Napa wine. Next to the others, this was clearly the extrovert and most “new world” in character. While showing the …

Day 1 - Split into a 375ml and then a shake decant before drinking. Did not take specific notes but holy Batman! What a great wine. I love me some Tychson Hill. Young? Yes! Tannic? Still somewhat. That being said this was open for business though it still has room to significantly improve. I could not find a flaw anywhere besides youth, no a piece or part out of place. This wine definitely showed why it got 100 from WA …

I’m hoping this wine is in a shut down phase because it didn’t come close to matching the comments of previous reviews. Very one dimensional. Dark fruit, some cocoa, little else and definitely not a long finish. I will wait 3 years before opening the next one.

2018 Colgin, Harlan, Eisele, Bryant (and........ Chappellet) : Blind. The Colgin was my favorite out of the five. This was also the hands-down favorite for everyone at the table. Boom! So, the Colgin happened. When you’re trying to be all studious-like with your blind tasting, having someone walk in and out of the room pouring bagged bottles just so you don’t recognize the shape or weight of the glass, trying to cover your notes like a nerdy kid taking the …

Blind of 2018 Harlan, Colgin Tychson Hill, Bryant Family Estate, Eisele and Chappellet Pritchard Hill. Bottles were slow ox'd starting at 9am and consumed at 6pm. Six total tasters, one of which was CSIMM1161. The final order was Colgin, Harlan, Eisele, Bryant and Chappellet. The top 3 were neck and neck, with Bryant a little father back and then Chappellet not really even in the discussion. The Colgin was unanimous winner, and easily one of the most phenomenal wines I've …

PNP into James Suckling Lalique glass (“Fruit” day): Deep ruby to the eyes. Much more about ripe black and bluish cherry fruits. Oaky in a nice way. Savoury white spices. Premium oak. Smooth but again high volume tannins. Dense in a nice way. More forward wine here and needs some age? 93 points.