Pride Mountain, Reserve Claret, Napa Valley

Tertiary & fully developed. Bright fresh acid across the palate that drives with some grace all the way through the very long finish. Some chocolate, yes, and a fair bit of herbal leathery quality too. Delicious.

1999 vintage

Dark cherry red with some translucence as it moves to the edges. Bright berry nose, some slight musty notes. Smooth, elegant on the palate but with a slight unpleasant bite. Cherries, dark chocolate, tobacco, cedar. Smooth tannins, bit harsh acidity, good balance. Finishes long, bright and dark-fruited. Still some pleasure here, but well past prime. Throwing some heavy sediment. Opened 90 minutes in advance of the note.

1999 vintage

A beautifully mature claret. Needs and hour or 2 decant to open and show its best as it started out tight. Aromas of black cherry, anise, earth, cedar, spice and dark currants. Still has plenty of fruit with black cherry, currant, anise, earth, spice vanilla and cedar. medium to full body, great balance. the tannins have softened i the long silky smooth finish. showing really well now, not sure it will improve.

1999 vintage

Corked... Very disappointing to our dinner guests and me.

2007 vintage

Outstanding! More structure than expected -- great fruit and very drinkable

2018 vintage

PnP, very young and needs time. Aroams of plum, black cherries and blackberry, tobacco and spice. Medium body, with similar flavors. Long finish with smooth finish. good now, but should be much better in a few years. If you open now, decant at least an hour.

2018 vintage

Outstanding and very elegant. Purchased at auction specifically to celebrate our anniversary ('99). We took out of cellar 30 mins before consumption and immediately placed into a cradle to minimize sediment shift. The cork was in great shape. Tastes of chocolate and black fruits were forward, tannins and acidity were mild. Paired nicely with our baked pasta and garlic bread. Having visited the winery several years ago we were very much looking forward to drinking this lovely wine and we …

1999 vintage

Very interesting -- A Pomerol like evolution for this Pride. The bottle disappeared as it was so drinkable! Slightly lighter in color than expected

2018 vintage

A beautiful soft and balanced wine. Aromatics are more earth than fruit where left bank like aromas of charcoal, tobacco and asphalt set the stage for in mouth flavors of young blackberry fruit, graphite and bell pepper. They all come together in this total package of a wine.

2018 vintage

Dark red color. Aromas of black cherries, lead pencil and oak spices. Ripe, fully-integrated fruit in the mouth with excellent depth nod length. Complex and supple on the palate. Impressively, very fresh and intact for a 1999 California cab.

1999 vintage

Soft, well rounded. Nothing harsh about it. Drinking well now. A really lovely wine.

2018 vintage

Well integrated and lovely. Nose is in a great spot right now with tertiary notes coming through. On the palate not heavy but with great finesse. A strong example of what aged Napa cabernet can be.

1999 vintage

Perfect pairing with grilled flank steak. Plums, currants, and hints of leather in the nose. Medium deep red color. Plums, blackberries, and black cherries in the flavor. Well balanced wine with nice complexity and depth and a long finish.

2007 vintage

Similar notes as May 2019. It took 4-5 hours decant before the tannins were resolved and they stood in the way of the fruit big time until such time elapsed. This is not a pnp wine for sure. 95+

2007 vintage

Very nice

2007 vintage

Short decant not enough...Nice, but needs time to open up..still has plenty of life left

2007 vintage

Beautiful ripeness. Open for business right after pouring and got better and better. Plenty of black and blue fruits, licorice and graphite One of my go-to wineries when I need a good bottle and this one did not disappoint. 96+

2007 vintage

TCA taint on a magnum, so bummed. We drank it as it was slight, but still took away from what should have been a delicious wine.

2007 vintage

Utterly delicious! Stark contrast to the 2016 Napa Cab just before it. Fully mature and drinking in its sweet spot right now. Deep, rich, voluptuous wine gushing with fruit but equally balanced with finesse with fully resolved round tannin. Super long and perstistent finish.

2007 vintage

Dark red color, faint aromas upon pulling cork, earthy dark berry aromas appeared with airtime. Fruit was muted initially and improved over time as well. medium weight on palate, tannins were faintly present. If we had never had a Pride Mtn Reserve Claret we would say this was pretty good. However we have had many over the years and felt this particular bottle was not up to the usual standard. The fruit was more muted than usual and overall lacked …

1999 vintage

Bam! This is an in your face, opulent, decadent claret from Pride. One whiff of the glass and you are immediately transported to their cave on the Napa/Sonoma County line. Other tasting notes suggest the nose is muted and that it needs decanting, but I feel like this is open for business right out of the bottle. PnP. Rarely will I give a Cali wine greater than 94 pts, but this one is deserving. The tannins are soft and round …

2007 vintage

Pnp, drank over 1 hour. A bit muted at first, then opened after 15 min in glasses. Rich, smooth, touch of dark chocolate on blueberries, ready to drink now.

2007 vintage

This bottle was somewhat marred by almost Amarone-like nose and taste

2007 vintage

PnP. very aromatic. Lots of black fruits right up front. However, lots of oak, almost overpowers the fruit. Really enjoyable wine with good fruit, silky smooth tannins. Did not really change over a few hours.

2007 vintage

Delightful wine with soft edges and good depth. Drinking well at present.

2007 vintage

Outstanding

1999 vintage

Needs time to integrate and mellow

2007 vintage

Outstanding -- right in the middle of its drinking zone.

2007 vintage

Brought to Old Hickory Steakhouse at Gaylord Opryland Resort. Excellent service. They decanted right away and we drank it. A little bit of sediment at this time. Purple/ruby in color. This is never quite as big as the Cab Reserve which I like very much. The nose has chocolate covered cherries. Some cassis. Also some spice/oak. On the palate, this is drinking well if still youthful. Layers although tight. In retrospect, a few hours in a decanter may have been …

2007 vintage

4/21/2016 In memory of Prince, Party Like It's 1999... Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill. Dark red to rim, red and blue ripe layered fruits, tannins resolved, soft rich palate feel, a little earthy complexity, low acid, long finish, outstanding.

1999 vintage

Outstanding! Rich, smooth, virtually perfect.

2007 vintage

pulled this out for dinner with the Miller's (Dan has a think for Pride wine), was really good upon the opening, big rich style but a claret and therefore plenty of secondary character -- leather, cedar, pencil lead, after a couple hour decant i thought is had gone down hill slightly as the fruit which was there in the beginning had faded and darkened, i would drink up for sure

1999 vintage

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

1999 vintage

Just amazing. Sweet, earthy nose. Some ripe strawberry and a touch of herb. Nothing sharp, all very nice to smell. Flavors are bit chocolatey, ripe cherry fruit. Finish is very very smooth if only slightly dry. But that finish so perfectly balanced that it goes on and on. It's ready to drink now. Possibly better a year ago, so drink very soon.

1999 vintage

Big brawny red, tannins still moderate with rough edges. Full bodied. This is very good with great potential. Red fruits of cherries, plum, chocolate, cassis, oak, tobacco. Once the tannins mellow out and the fruits integrate better this will be great in about 5 years or so.

2007 vintage

Wonderful balanced wine. Dark purple to the eye. nose of vanilla, plum, chocolate, and dark cherry. Red fruit profile with bing cherry and a touch of strawberry on the palate. Structure is present. Everything balanced and melting together. Long finish. This will improve with age and last a long time!

2007 vintage

Still plenty of fruit and mild tannins. Great wine.

2007 vintage

This wine is drinking nicely now but will still be great for another 10-15 years. Is throwing a sediment, as to be expected, and may benefit from decanting. Bold and forward flavors are noted with tannins that are just beginning to mellow.

2007 vintage

This Claret started out great with a beautiful nose. Poured into decanter thinking it needed some time, but it ran out of gas before too long. Very delicious, velvety and smooth fruit but not the WOW factor I had hoped for.

2007 vintage

Nose - chocolate, chocolate covered cherry Mouth - lovely suave mellow red fruit, plush, velvety, caramelly, and slightly candied. Per Cindy opulent. Very round but lacking complexity.

2007 vintage

Simply Perfection!

1999 vintage

Big, smooth, beautiful. Decanted for an hour. Fine to drink now but still a little tight/tannic. Give it more aging or a slightly longer decant.

2007 vintage

outstanding - not overly sweet but loads of dark cherry flavors and some black fruits mixed in as well plus the telltale vanilla component. highly recommended

2007 vintage

Smooth, long tobacco and fruit

1999 vintage

Big, rich and loaded with ripe, jammy black fruits, coffee and black cherry. Lush and round, but not overly complex, this is as good as its going to get.

1999 vintage

My first Pride. Balanced. Drinking perferctly well now. It took some time to open up and the fruit became more prevalent by the last galss. The fruit kind of sneaked up on us and by end starting showing some tobacco elements. Drank alone, wish I had a steak with it. I don't think I like the QPR though...

1999 vintage

Drinking nicely. Very smooth. Nice fruit, no tannins. Long finish. Nose lingers.

1999 vintage

Rich. Well integrated. Slightly bitter finish.

1999 vintage

"What Says Napa to You?" eBob Offline with Antonio Galloni (PRESS Restaurant, St. Helena, California) : Very dark red violet color; mature, plum, herbal nose; plush, soft, tasty, ripe plum, cassis palate with resolved tannins; medium-plus finish 92+ points

1999 vintage

This is near perfection in a Claret style wine. How can it get better but I think it will continue to develop in the bottle.

1999 vintage

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