Buccella, Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvee Katrina Eileen, Napa Valley
Buccella · California › Napa Valley › United States of America
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96
/100
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13
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Taster #0111
· Jan 14, 2026
98/100
Napa Quick Trip 2026; 1/10/2026-1/14/2026 (San Francisco and Napa) : Dinner opener. Stunning, just stunning! PnP and this was ready to roll. Red and black fruit menagerie all across the palate, perfume and Asian spice on the nose. I loved this wine and so did everyone else, gone before we knew it.
2010 vintage
Taster #7638
· Jan 12, 2026
97/100
2 days in the Valley with the Texas Tiger; 1/11/2026-1/12/2026 (Napa Valley) : Bought expressly to share with Geaux (after buying the ‘13 of this bottling, then seeing he’d already written a TN on it) after he generously gifted me the regular bottling of the ‘12 (95) then brought the ‘16 (96) to our Saturday tasting. Dark, lush, plush and voluptuous as all get out, this isn’t the debutante you bring home to mom, but the escort you pick up …
2010 vintage
Taster #0704
· Jul 20, 2025
96/100
Birthday dinner with steak. “Hey, what should a Cab taste like?” “Here, try this.” Epiphany. Legs for miles, a bouquet that smacks you across the face from 10 feet away while decanting. Easily could have cellared for another 10 years, but by then I could be dead! Started with the 2010 Buccella Cab, which also could have sat another 5-6 years, but the contrast was amazing. The regular Cab was delicious and balanced with some nice tannins, and then we …
2010 vintage
Taster #7941
· Apr 2, 2025
94/100
Really great spot right now. Decant 1 .5 hours. Dark berries, chocolate, high viscosity.
2016 vintage
Taster #4501
· Sep 27, 2023
95/100
Needs an hour plus of air in a decanter. High quality big wine. Are with buddies and steak - perfect combo.
2010 vintage
Taster #0159
· Jan 28, 2021
96/100
black cherries, blueberries, vanilla, cassis, chocolate, mocha, baking spice, cedar and sweet tobacco. big wine, typical buccella style. great vintage. this is more of those hedonistic, semi extracted--style wines and full throttle that remain the same no matter what vintage. There's a time and place for these wines in my opinion. I don't pour them in blinds or what not, mostly just enjoy these wines by itself over a good meal.
2010 vintage
Taster #4982
· Feb 1, 2020
96/100
This right here is an epiphany wine if you have not had one of those before. I've had this particular vintage last year and was blown away and nothing has changed. The wine pours a very dark hue - almost black. The nose is huge - lots of really dark fruits on the nose, blueberries, chassis, baked blueberry pie - and from what I can remember last time, a lot more tertiary notes starting to come through. The palate is …
2010 vintage
Taster #4982
· Mar 24, 2019
96/100
I know its only March, but this just won wine of the year for me! Brought this bottle to a local steakhouse in NYC, popped the cork and immediately was greeted by such an elegant nose of crème de cassis, dark berries, licorice, and a hint of eucalyptus. On the palate this just shines, incredibly concentrated - but not extracted or macerated. You just can taste the tiny cabernet berries that made this beautiful wine. Such a long finish and …
2010 vintage
Taster #8044
· Mar 14, 2019
91/100
Dream Big - California Wine Tasting (Stockholm, Sweden) : Compact, deep, concentrated, dark berries, plum, cocoa, coffee, savory, tannic. Very nice but way too young. Will improve.
2016 vintage
Taster #9687
· Jul 24, 2018
96/100
Pure, thick, focused Napa fruit that fills the palate and lingers on the finish. Delicious cult Cab from a great year.
2010 vintage
Taster #9687
· Feb 9, 2018
97/100
Stunning, focused cult Cabernet with beautiful extraction of black fruit, high tones of sweet acid, and a long lingering finish. Stayed constant throughout dinner after a one-hour decant. A bargain at $199.
2010 vintage
Taster #8439
· Nov 5, 2016
98/100
WOTN for us, only our second time ever trying the Katrina Eileen Cuvee, but first for the 2010. Deep and dark ruby red that completely coats the glass. We believe this was opened for max a couple hours and boy does it need the time. Coated in cassis, blackberries and dark spices. Powerful and full body with heavy tannins (9/10). Plush and voluptuous. Tons of oaky and dark fruits notes. Baking spices woven throughout. Super long finish and would always …
2010 vintage
Taster #5752
· May 9, 2013
94/100
Napa Valley winery visits April 26 : 30 minute decant. Notes of crushed stone, dried lavender, black cherry, black tea, cherry and hints of cedar on the nose. Flavors of wild blueberry and cherry with layered integrated spice, cedar, tea and floral notes. Big structure with great polish. Juicy big tannins and big luxurious finish. Needs a little time. Beautiful stuff. 94+
2010 vintage